Erdogan invited the two leaders to the country to «settle differences» between countries.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan invited the Presidents of Ukraine and the Russian Federation Vladimir Zelensky and Vladimir Putin to Turkey. Offers to discuss disagreements, reports the Chronicle.info with reference to RBC-Ukraine.
The official representative of the Turkish leader, Ibrahim Kalin, said that Erdogan invited the two leaders to the country to «settle differences» between countries.
«Turkey is ready to act in any role to reduce tension between the Russian Federation and Ukraine. President Erdogan is holding talks with both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky. In fact, he even invited them both to come to Turkey if they wanted to meet and sort out their problems and differences»,— said Kalyn.
It should be noted that Erdogan has repeatedly offered his mediation in resolving the situation in Ukraine. Zelensky also offered to organize a meeting with Putin and asked US President Joe Biden to organize tripartite talks. However, the Russian Federation is in no hurry to negotiate.
The threat of a new Russian invasion of Ukraine
The White House warned that the Russian Federation could attack Ukraine at any moment. The United States considers the current situation on the Ukrainian border to be extremely dangerous. Against this background, Washington proceeds from the fact that Russia needs to decide whether to continue negotiations or not.
Erdogan, in turn, believes that a new Russian invasion of Ukraine is unrealistic. According to him, Ukraine is not an ordinary country, Ukraine — strong state.
Let us add that the head of the National Security Bureau of Poland, Pavel Solokh, said that we need to be prepared for a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine in the coming days.
Meanwhile, Alexander Lukashenko announced the need for joint exercises between Russia and Belarus. They will be held in February.