Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he intends to take part in telephone conversations with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on September 29. On Wednesday, September 28, the TV channel reports CNN Turk.
“I expect on Thursday, if I can, to discuss with Mr. Putin the problem of settling the Ukrainian crisis. I am not pessimistic,” Erdogan said.
At the same time, he added that referendums in the liberated territories could become an obstacle to a peaceful resolution of the conflict.
Also, according to the Turkish leader, it is very important to prevent the use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine.
“The cost of using nuclear weapons in a conflict will be equal to catastrophe. It is not worth not only talking about it, but also thinking about it. It is necessary to use diplomatic means to the maximum in order not to bring the conflict to such a development of events,” he stressed.
In addition, Erdogan added that he expects to discuss with his Russian counterpart the export of agricultural products through a safe corridor in the Black Sea. He acknowledged Putin’s concern that grain is not being delivered to countries in need, and expressed readiness to work on this problem.
Meanwhile, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said earlier on Wednesday that telephone conversations between the Turkish and Russian leaders were not planned in the near future.
Earlier, on September 26, Erdogan noted that he considers it his goal to hold talks between the presidents of Russia and Ukraine in the near future.
On the same day, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that Putin, in a conversation with Erdogan, noted the possibility of resuming negotiations with the Ukrainian side. In addition, Cavusoglu added that it is becoming more and more difficult to resume negotiations every day.
On February 24, Russia launched a special operation to protect Donbass. The decision was made against the background of the aggravation of the situation in the region as a result of shelling by the Ukrainian military.
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