Rubio doubts 'anything productive' will happen in Ukraine peace talks without Trump, Putin

Secretary of state pessimistic about Turkey talks after both Putin and Trump skip Ukraine peace negotiations

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Secretary of State Macro Rubio cast a pessimistic tone ahead of talks in Turkey now set for Friday after both Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump said they would not be in attendance. 

The peace talks, which were supposed to happen on Thursday, got thrown into disarray after both Russian and Ukrainian delegations, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, landed in various cities in Turkey as confirmation arrived that not only would Putin not be engaging in the discussions, but neither would senior members from the Kremlin.

According to reports, frustration grew as the delegations and mediators spent much of the day questioning when, and even whether, they would meet on Thursday before the meeting was ultimately pushed to Friday.

"Frankly, at this point, I think it's abundantly clear that the only way we're going to have a breakthrough here is between President Trump and President Putin," Rubio told reporters. "It's going to require that level of engagement to have a breakthrough in this matter.

FBI Director Confirms Foiled ISIS Attack on U.S. Soil 

Katie Pavlich / Townhall Tipsheet

 

FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed Thursday that an ISIS plot to murder Americans in Michigan was foiled. 

"I can now confirm reports that our FBI teams and partners foiled an attempted ISIS attack on one of our U.S. military bases in Warren, Michigan," Patel announced on X. "The individual, Ammar Abdulmajid-Mohamed Said, plotted a mass shooting at the U.S. Army’s Tank-Automotive & Armaments Command (TACOM) facility before multiple undercover law enforcement officers obtained information of his plans."

"Said was arrested this week and will now face charges of supporting a foreign terrorist organization, among others," he continued. "Our agents, intelligence teams, and partners acted quickly — and they saved lives. Well done to all on executing the mission."

According to the Department of Justice, Said was a former member of the Michigan National Guard. 

“This defendant is charged with planning a deadly attack...Read more and see X here.

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