In a phone call with President Vladimir Putin of Russia, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated that the continuation of the positive momentum gained at the Istanbul talks with a view to paving the way for peace between Russia and Ukraine would benefit all.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke by phone with President Vladimir Putin of Russia. The call addressed the Türkiye-Russia relations and the latest developments in the Russia-Ukraine war.
Drawing attention to the importance of ensuring a ceasefire, efficiently operating the humanitarian corridors and safely carrying out the evacuations, President Erdoğan said that Türkiye would continue to make every effort to bring an end to the current state of affairs, which harms everyone, and to establish lasting peace.
President Erdoğan reiterated his proposal to elevate the Istanbul process, an important threshold for the negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, to leaders' level as well.