President Erdoğan congratulates Putin, reiterates mediation offer

President Erdoğan congratulates Putin, reiterates mediation offer

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Türkiye "congratulated" his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on his election victory, and reiterated his offer for mediation with Ukraine.

According to a statement by the Presidency of Türkiye, "Expressing his belief that the positive course in the Türkiye-Russia relations would increasingly continue in the new period, President Erdoğan stated that Türkiye stands ready to assume any facilitating role in returning to the negotiating table in Ukraine" during a phone call.