Erdogan again offered to organize a meeting between Putin and Zelensky – media

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in a conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, again took the initiative to organize negotiationheads of Russia and Ukraine on Turkish territory. The Turkish leader also said that the dialogue between the Ukrainian and Russian delegations in Istanbul “inspired hope for peace.”

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Interfax-Ukraine writes that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan offered to organize negotiations between Russia and Ukraine in his country.

“In a telephone conversation with Vladimir Putin, Turkish President Erdogan repeated the offer to host a meeting between Ukrainian and Russian leaders”the message says.

The Turkish President also said that the talks between the Ukrainian and Russian delegations, which had already taken place in Istanbul, “inspired hope for peace,” writes RBC-Ukraine.

“During the meeting, President Erdogan said that the positive and constructive meeting of the Russian-Ukrainian delegations in Istanbul gives hope for peace. Noting that it is important for the parties to act with common sense and maintain dialogue, he expressed his desire to complete his efforts by organizing a meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putinthe message says.

Podolyak shared his positive after the talks in Istanbul

Ukraine will receive huge support and protection in the face of international partnersby signing an agreement on guarantees and security. Mikhail Podolyak, adviser to the head of the President’s Office, said this during a briefing.

“If we sign an international treaty on guarantees and security, Ukraine will finally have not only its own army, which is now fighting very hard, but also support from countries that have the strongest armies, including those with a nuclear component. After that, no one in the future it will not be considered that in 3-5 days it will pass the whole of Ukraine. True, this did not happen today either. We see that the Russian Federation is not so strong. As it turned out, it only knows how to fight civilians,” Podolyak said.

He also noted that he has an optimistic forecast regarding the “Istanbul negotiations” and that the situation with the war in Ukraine can be decided in our favor.