Erdogan called for a ceasefire in Ukraine.
In a telephone call with his Russian counterpart, the Turkish president stressed the importance of a ceasefire in Ukraine.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a Russian ceasefire in Ukraine.
The Turkish presidency’s office said in a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Sunday that better fire and humanitarian conditions were needed after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
“Erdogan stressed the importance of a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, the implementation of peace and the improvement of humanitarian conditions in the region,” Erdogan’s office was quoted as saying by Reuters.
The statement added that they agreed that the next round of talks between the Peace Committee between Ukraine and Russia would be held in Istanbul.
Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced his readiness to neutralize his country as part of a compromise with Russia, but called for the agreement to be guaranteed by third parties.
On February 24, Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine in response to a request for assistance from the Donetsk and Luhansk republics (separatists in eastern Ukraine). Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed that “demilitarization and de-Naziization” were key objectives of the operation. Moscow has repeatedly stated that it has no plans to occupy Ukraine, and that the Russian armed forces are only targeting Ukraine’s military infrastructure. The United States and its allies, including Japan, have responded to Moscow’s move by imposing comprehensive sanctions on Russia.
