Peace talks between Russia and Ukraine ended less than two hours after they began on Monday in the wake of a devastating attack by Ukraine against Russia. 

The talks, which took place in Istanbul, Turkey, are the latest in ongoing efforts by the two neighboring nations and the Trump administration to bring an end to a war that has cost tens of thousands of lives and billions of dollars.

President Donald Trump has been critical of both countries since he returned to office in January and has recently threatened to walk away from the negotiations.

Between Ukraine’s Sunday strike and Russia’s massive response—only the latest exchange in an intense month of fighting—and the slow-moving peace talks, could Trump follow through on his threat to walk away?

In Sunday’s operation, the Ukrainian state hit at least 40 Russian airplanes at four military bases—almost one-third of the country’s strategic bomber fleet. 

The attack was perhaps the single most costly strike for the Russians since the start of the war, destroying about $7 billion in property. The operation was code-named “Spider’s Web” or........

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