Turkey’s Erdogan Tells Ukraine’s Zelenskyy that Black Sea Attacks Are Inexplicable
Erdogan said Turkey is ready to help revive talks as Ankara seeks safer grain shipments and an end to Black Sea attacks.
- On Sept 24, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told Volodymyr Zelenskiy that attacks on commercial vessels in the Black Sea were "inexplicable," demanding steps to ensure navigational safety.
- President Erdogan stated Turkey is ready to facilitate "lasting peace" and "revive direct negotiations" between the warring sides, building on its history of hosting previous rounds of talks.
- Earlier, Zelenskiy told leaders at a "Crimean Platform" summit on the sidelines of the General Assembly that Kyiv was open to a maritime truce in the Black Sea based on proposals from Egypt, India, and Turkey.
- Ankara has sent offers to both sides to halt attacks, some of which targeted Turkish-owned vessels, and is currently awaiting a response from Moscow and Kyiv.
- NATO member Turkey continues balancing ties with both Russia and Ukraine while urging an end to hostilities, as global food markets remain strained following the collapse of the Black Sea Grain Initiative.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called the Ukrainian and Russian attacks on merchant ships in the Black Sea incomprehensible during their meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session, and demanded that they be stopped immediately.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky that the attacks by Russia and Ukraine on merchant ships in the Black Sea are inexplicable and must be stopped, his cabinet announced today.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelinski discussed developments in the Russian-Ukrainian war.
Turkey's President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, told his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodimir Zelenski, that Russia's and Ukraine's attacks on Black Sea commercial ships are "unjustified and measures must be taken to protect navigation. Ankara, which has transmitted to both sides proposals for halting attacks, claims that it is ready to contribute to the relaunch of direct negotiations and to the end of the war through lasting peace.
The Turkish president is one of the few who can influence both sides in any way. Zelensky would be open to a truce in the Black Sea.
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