Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. File photoANKARA, Feb 23Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan wants to hold talks with Vladimir Putin after the NATO online summit on Ukraine scheduled for Wednesday.»A NATO leaders' summit would be accurate for us on this issue. It would be much better to hold these negotiations after that,» he said. The day before, the Turkish leader canceled his visit to Guinea and decided to end his tour of Africa ahead of schedule due to the situation in Ukraine and Donbass. Today, Erdogan plans to take part in the NATO summit in video format. 
Erdogan said that Turkey cannot abandon RussiaIn recent weeks, the situation in the Donbass has escalated: Kiev has concentrated most of the army on the line of contact and is regularly shelling militias, including with the use of prohibited equipment. Due to the threat of Ukraine's invasion in the self-proclaimed republics, women, children and the elderly began to be evacuated to Russian regions. General mobilization announced. In this situation, on February 19, the leaders of the DPR and LPR turned to Russia with a request to recognize their independence. On February 21, President Vladimir Putin said in a televised address that he considers it necessary to immediately recognize the sovereignty of the LPR and DPR, and signed the relevant decrees. He also instructed to ensure the maintenance of peace in the republics. As the head of state explained, he made such a decision, since those who embarked on the path of bloodshed, violence and lawlessness do not recognize any other solution to the conflict in Donbass, except for the military one. >
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