The U.S. “greatly” appreciates the function Türkiye has performed in efforts to finish the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the State Department mentioned Thursday.
“We greatly appreciate the constructive role that Turkey has played in trying to bring about an end to this barbaric work,” spokesman Ned Price mentioned at his every day news convention.
“We appreciate Turkey’s steadfast commitment to Ukraine’s territorial integrity, and its efforts to foster dialogue between Ukraine and Russia,” he added.
His remarks got here in response to a query about how the U.S. evaluates Türkiye’s mediation efforts.
Price mentioned, nevertheless, that it was as much as Russian President Vladimir Putin to heed the decision from President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and different counterparts all over the world to finish the conflict.
“Actions speak louder than words. We’re going to judge what Russia does, based on its actions,” he mentioned.
Price additionally praised Türkiye for being “a constructive player” in efforts to finish the conflict and foster “meaning diplomacy” with separate calls with Russian and Ukrainian leaders.
In addition, he famous Türkiye’s function within the take care of the UN and Russia to get grains out of Ukrainian ports.
“We can go back to over the summer, when Turkey was a driving force along with the UN Secretary-General for the renewal, first of all the creation, and ultimately the renewal of the Black Sea grain initiative,” he mentioned. “Without the role that Turkey played, that mechanism may not have been renewed.”
“Throughout this conflict, Turkey has attempted to use its relations with Ukraine and with Russia, in addition to its positioning as a member of NATO and its good relations with the international community, to further the prospects for peace,” mentioned Price.
“Ultimately, it is not a failure on the part of Ankara, it is the unwillingness on the part of Moscow to heed Turkey’s calls and calls of the other nations,” he added.
