President Donald Trump is not planning to travel to Turkiye later this week to join Russia-Ukraine ceasefire talks.

Axar.az informs two White House officials told CNN that the decision closes the door to days of speculation that he could join Russian President Vladimir Putin at the negotiating table.

The president had previously floated the possibility of scrapping his Middle East travel schedule — one his team meticulously crafted for weeks — and adding a stop to personally mediate peace talks in Turkiye.

Trump is currently scheduled to be in Doha, Qatar, and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Thursday.