Trump may travel to Istanbul for Russia-Ukraine talks if 'appropriate'

By Ahmed Asmar

US President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would consider traveling to Istanbul on Friday "if it was appropriate," referring to Russian-Ukrainian peace talks hosted in the Turkish metropolis.

"If something happened, I’d go Friday (to Istanbul), if it was appropriate," Trump said at a meeting with business leaders in Qatar.

"We have people right now negotiating, and I think that I just hope that Russia and Ukraine are able to do something,' he added.

Trump also said that his country is getting "very close" to signing a deal with Iran over its nuclear program.

"I think we are getting very close to achieving a deal with Iran,' he said.