The presidents discussed the exchange of prisoners, pseudo-referendums in the south and east of Ukraine, as well as damage to the Nord Stream.
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President of Turkey Recep Erdogan called on his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to “give a chance” to peace talks with Ukraine. Ankara is ready to mediate, writes Anadolu. Erdogan voiced the proposal during a telephone conversation with Putin.
“Erdogan confirmed Turkey's readiness to play the role of a mediator to help end the war in Ukraine, and called on his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to give negotiations with Ukraine another chance,” the report said.
One of the topics of the conversation was the recent exchange of prisoners between Ukraine and the Russian Federation, when 215 defenders of Ukraine were freed from Russian captivity, including the commanders of the Mariupol garrison. Now they are in Turkey.
“During the conversation, Erdoğan expressed his satisfaction with the successful exchange of prisoners between Moscow and Kyiv, as well as the functionality of the Istanbul grain export agreement,” the message added. Its term expires in November, and the Russian Federation is already threatening to block the extension.
Recep Erdogan also emphasized the need to take measures to reduce tensions in the region. The President of Turkey suggested that the Russian Federation will decide on the annexation of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions of Ukraine.
For Putin, the topic of damage to the Nord Stream gas pipeline became key. The President of the Russian Federation declared an “act of international terrorism” and said that Russia would initiate an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council.
The Russian President also thanked Erdogan for the role that Turkey played in the export of grain from three Black Sea ports of Ukraine.< /p>
The leaders of the two countries agreed to continue the Russian-Turkish dialogue in various formats.
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Recep Erdogan many times called on the presidents of Ukraine and the Russian Federation to return to the negotiating table, offering to mediate. Currently, the negotiations are suspended at the initiative of the Ukrainian side, which wants to return to them with a strong position supported by military victories.
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However, Ukraine will not return to negotiations if the Russian Federation violates one of the “red lines”. In particular, he will try to annex Ukrainian territories through pseudo-referendums.
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