Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has offered to mediate between Russia and Ukraine.
Istanbul:
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday congratulated Russian President Vladimir Putin on his re-election and offered to mediate between Moscow and Ukraine, the Turkish president announced.
“President Erdogan expressed his belief that relations between Turkey and Russia are continuing to develop positively and expressed Turkey’s readiness to play the role of mediator in order to return to the negotiating table with Ukraine,” the Turkish president said in a telephone conversation. statement.
This is not the first time Erdogan has acted as a mediator in a war as he seeks to maintain friendly relations with Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
All three countries have Black Sea coastlines, and Turkey controls access to the Black Sea through the Turkish Straits.
Erdogan welcomed Zelensky to Istanbul earlier this month, while Putin was due to visit Turkey in February but later canceled the trip.
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