Flag of TurkeyANKARA, Mar 19 Turkey sees and understands the position of other countries towards Russia However, Ankara believes that it should maintain open communication with Russia, Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said. «We understand the feelings and positions of other countries that they have taken (in relation to Russia — Ed.). However, we believe that we should maintain open communication with Russia. If everyone burns ships with Russia, who will talk to them?», Turkish newspaper Star quoted Kalin as saying. According to him, «Turkey should keep open channels of communication with Russia and try to understand Moscow's concerns about security «. We have been in favor of the territorial integrity, sovereignty and political unity of Ukraine from the very beginning. However, we must keep channels of communication open with the Russian side and try to understand their security concerns,» he stressed.
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