US summits with Putin and European leaders offered a glimmer of hope for peace, but Russia seemed to cloud it.

The remarks came after US President Donald Trump hosted Putin in Alaska and began moves to arrange a trilateral summit with Russia and Ukraine.

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"The call, held at the request of the French side, addressed the bilateral relations between Turkey and France, as well as the latest regional and global developments," the statement reads ...