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Erdogan offers to organise talks between Russia, Ukraine

Turkey, a NATO country with ties to Ukraine and Russia, would be happy to host and mediate, Mr Erdogan said in a video address on Monday.

• February 24, 2025
Recep Tayyip Erdogan (Credit: BBC)
Tayyip Erdoğan(Credit: BBC)

On the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has, once again, offered to organise negotiations aimed at resolving the conflict.

Turkey, a NATO country with ties to Ukraine and Russia, would be happy to host and mediate, Mr Erdogan said in a video address on Monday.

He said he had discussed this last week with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during Zelensky’s visit to Ankara.

Mr Erdogan had previously said Turkey was the “ideal” location for potential peace negotiations.

(dpa/NAN)

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