Turkey has renewed its provide to carry collectively Ukrainian and Russian officers for peace talks, in opposition to Kiev's proposal to initially exclude Russia from a global summit, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated on Friday in Istanbul.
“We’re able to host a peace summit through which Russia may even take part,” Erdoğan stated at a joint press convention together with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky.
Ankara is able to mediate to “finish the battle with a simply peace based mostly on negotiations,” Erdoğan stated.
“We don't see how we are able to invite individuals who will block, destroy and kill every part,” Zelensky stated, citing Kiev's plans for a potential summit in Switzerland, initially with out Russia's participation.
The Russians might be referred to as solely after “the civilized international locations of the world put together an in depth plan,” stated Zelensky, whose plan features a full withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine.
The 2 leaders additionally mentioned secure meals export corridors, the security of navigation within the Black Sea and even the change of prisoners between Kiev and Moscow, Erdoğan added.
Ankara intends to debate the continuation of the Black Sea grain settlement that the UN and Turkey negotiated in July 2022, Erdoğan added.
Beneath this settlement, Russia provided safety ensures for Ukrainian grain exports through the Black Sea.
Nonetheless, after the settlement expires in July 2023, Kiev secures its personal hall alongside the coast via which cargoes might safely name at Ukrainian ports.
Ukraine has been heading off a full-scale Russian invasion for greater than two years with Western assist. Turkey served as a venue for negotiations between Russia and Ukraine after the beginning of the battle – whilst Ankara provided Kiev with weapons, most strategically of fight drones.
Zelensky earlier on Friday visited the shipyards in Istanbul the place Turkey is constructing two corvette warships for Ukraine.
