The Turkish President is confident that a ceasefire in Ukraine will help find a peaceful solution to the conflict.
Today President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The talks lasted one hour, they discussed Ukraine, reports the Chronicle.info with reference to Focus.
Turkey stands for a complete ceasefire in the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. The Turkish side, taking advantage of its good diplomatic relations with both parties to the conflict, wants to achieve a meeting between the leaders of Russia and Ukraine for diplomatic negotiations.
Turkey is also interested in a peaceful resolution of the conflict from an economic standpoint — gasoline has become more expensive at its gas stations in recent days , they write in the Turkish media.
In the Kremlin, regarding the negotiations with Erdogan, they stated that «the special operation is going according to plan and in accordance with the schedule», and stressed that the military operation will be stopped only in in the event of a complete cessation of hostilities and the fulfillment of all Russian demands.
Putin accused Ukraine of using «nationalist, neo-Nazi formations», as well as of using«a human shield».< /p>
In turn, the Public Relations Department of the Turkish side stated that Erdogan expressed the opinion that an urgent general ceasefire would not only reduce humanitarian problems in the region, but also allow for political solution.
«Let's pave the way for peace together», Erdogan said.