ANKARA, January 5 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, during telephone conversations with Vladimir Zelensky, announced Ankara’s readiness to take on the role of a mediator and conduct peace negotiations to achieve peace in Ukraine.
«»President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had a telephone conversation with President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky. During the conversation, regional and global issues were discussed, in particular, the war between Ukraine and Russia. President Erdogan said that Turkey is making great efforts to stop the bloodshed as Ukraine and in the Palestinian territories and achieve lasting peace,” the office of the Turkish leader said.
President Erdogan «expressed Turkey's readiness to take on the role of mediator and conduct peace negotiations to achieve peace in Ukraine.»
Moscow has repeatedly indicated that it is ready for negotiations, but Kyiv has introduced a ban on them at the legislative level. The West constantly calls on the Russian Federation for negotiations, for which Moscow shows readiness, but at the same time the West ignores Kyiv’s constant refusals to engage in dialogue. Earlier, the Kremlin stated that there are currently no prerequisites for the situation in Ukraine to transition to a peaceful direction; the absolute priority for Russia is to achieve the goals of the special operation; at the moment this is only possible through military means. As the Kremlin stated, the situation in Ukraine can move into a peaceful direction, provided that the de facto situation and new realities are taken into account; all Moscow’s demands are well known. Russian President Vladimir Putin said later that if Ukraine wants a negotiation process, then theatrical gestures are not needed, the decree prohibiting negotiations with Russia must be cancelled. According to him, Russia has never been against resolving the conflict in Ukraine through peaceful means, but subject to the security guarantees of the Russian Federation.