Erdogan wants to become a mediator between Kiev and Moscow: a new statement from the Turkish side

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he was ready to organize negotiations between the presidents of Ukraine and Russia in order to prevent an escalation of the situation in the region.

This was announced by the official representative of Erdogan Ibrahim Kalin in an interview with Anadolu.

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He noted that Turkey has good relations with both Russia and Ukraine, so it is ready to do everything to reduce tensions.

“The President of Turkey can take a constructive step and organize a dialogue between Vladimir Zelensky and Vladimir Putin, which will help reduce tensions,” Kalin said.

According to him, the confrontation between the two countries does not meet the interests of the region, in particular Turkey.

Turkey wants to reconcile Ukraine and Russia

On November 26, Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced his readiness to become a mediator in resolving the tense situation between Kiev and Moscow, which increased the number of its troops near borders of Ukraine… In response to this, the adviser to the head of the OP, Mikhail Podolyak, said that the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed the desire of the President of Turkey.

We will remind, in September in Sochi, negotiations took place between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The meeting lasted 2 hours 45 minutes and was closed to the press. What the politicians talked about – read here.

Earlier, the Segodnya website reported that the Kremlin was unhappy with the statements of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan about non-recognition of annexation Crimea.