ANKARA (REUTERS) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan advised his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in a cellphone name that sustaining the “positive momentum” achieved in talks between Ukraine and Russia earlier this month in Istanbul would profit all sides, his workplace mentioned on Tuesday (April 26).
NATO member Turkey shares a border with Ukraine and Russia in the Black Sea, has good ties with each, and has been working as a mediator.
It has hosted two separate talks between Ukraine and Russia and has been pushing to host a leaders’ assembly.
“President Erdogan, who stated the importance of achieving a ceasefire, of working humanitarian corridors effectively, and of carrying out evacuations in a safe way, noted that Turkey would continue doing its utmost to halt this course of events damaging everyone and ensure lasting peace,” the Turkish presidency mentioned in a press release.
He additionally repeated a proposal to host the Russian and Ukrainian leaders for peace talks, it mentioned. On Sunday (April 23), Mr Erdogan additionally spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
