Erdogan calls for ‘just peace’ in Ukraine in phone call with Putin

Erdogan calls for ‘just peace’ in Ukraine in phone call with Putin

President Erdogan voices Türkiye’s readiness to contribute in any approach to construct a “ceasefire and negotiated solution” within the one-year-old Russia-Ukraine warfare.

“President Erdogan stressed the need for achieving a just peace to prevent further loss of life and destruction,” presidency mentioned in an announcement.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has referred to as for “a just peace” in Ukraine throughout a telephone dialog along with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, the presidency introduced.

“President Erdogan stressed the need for achieving a just peace to prevent further loss of life and destruction,” it mentioned in an announcement on Friday. 

“Expressing Türkiye’s sincere wish for the revival of the (grain) deal reached in Istanbul, President Erdogan pointed out that Ankara stands ready to provide every kind of support in this regard,” the presidency famous.

Last July, Türkiye, the UN, Russia, and Ukraine signed an settlement in Istanbul to renew grain exports from three Ukrainian Black Sea ports which have been paused after the Russia-Ukraine warfare started in February 2022.

Erdogan thanked his Russian counterpart for his solidarity over the devastating earthquakes that hit the nation’s southern area. 

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In a telephone name earlier as we speak, the Turkish and Ukrainian presidents additionally mentioned the latest highly effective earthquakes in Türkiye and the continuing Russia-Ukraine warfare which marked its first anniversary.

According to the Turkish presidency, Erdogan thanked his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy for “showing solidarity with Türkiye” within the wake of the magnitude 7.7 and seven.6 tremors which struck southern Türkiye on February 6.

Shaping peace

Erdogan additionally voiced his readiness to contribute “in any way they can to build a ceasefire and negotiated solution, and shape peace in the one-year-old Russia-Ukraine war.”

On February 24, 2022, in an assault that Ukrainian authorities later mentioned they already knew was inevitable no less than a couple of days upfront, Russian forces crossed into Ukraine from the north, south, and east of the nation.

Over 8,000 civilians have been killed and practically 13,300 others injured since Russia began what it referred to as “a special military operation” in Ukraine, in line with the newest UN figures.

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