Turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoganANKARA, Feb 26 Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan discussed the situation by phone in Ukraine with Vladimir Zelensky, the office of the Turkish leader said. «…The Russian military intervention in Ukraine and recent events were discussed,» the office notes. As specified, «President Erdogan said that Ankara is making efforts to announce a ceasefire as soon as possible, to prevent further loss of life and prevent further damage to Ukraine.” On Thursday morning, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had decided on a special military operation to demilitarize Ukraine. In a televised address to the Russians, he said that circumstances «require decisive and immediate action from us, the people's republics of Donbass turned to Russia with a request for help.» Later, the Russian Ministry of Defense stated that the Russian Armed Forces do not launch missile, air or artillery strikes on the cities of Ukraine : military infrastructure, air defense facilities, military airfields and aviation are disabled by high-precision weapons. The ministry assured that the civilian population is not in danger.
