Peace talks with Russia: Erdogan offers role as mediator
фото: Reuters
Turkey is making efforts to resume talks between Russia and Ukraine and bring together the leaders of the warring parties, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at a meeting in Ankara.
Reuters reports this.
The President stressed the desire to achieve an end to the war through diplomatic means. According to Erdogan, Turkey has maintained contacts with both Ukraine and the Russian Federation since the beginning of the full-scale war, has repeatedly spoken out and is ready to mediate in future contacts necessary to achieve peace.
Later, the Turkish President had a telephone conversation with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. As the agency reported, Erdogan said that Turkey is working to end the war between Ukraine and Russia through negotiations and achieve a lasting peace, just as it is trying to do so with Iran.
Reuters recalls that Erdogan has previously repeatedly stated that Ankara is ready to facilitate direct talks between Kyiv and Moscow, including a possible meeting between Presidents Zelensky and Putin. In particular, he made a similar statement while speaking at the Antalya Diplomatic Forum. Then he emphasized that Turkey, as before, expects the war to end through negotiations.
As “Pryamiy” reported, the day before, Ukraine announced its readiness to hold a meeting at the highest level with Russia with the participation of international partners. This is a format of negotiations involving the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Turkey, and, probably, the United States.
As a reminder, the Kremlin announced “positive” dynamics for Russian troops at the front and linked it to the further progress of negotiations regarding the war.
As reported, the head of the Presidential Office, Kirill Budanov, stated that negotiations between Ukraine and Russia are gradually progressing and may lead to an agreement.
In addition, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine has agreed with the United States to hold a trilateral meeting to end the war, but the format of the negotiations has not yet been determined.
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