The Turkish President discussed a number of issues with the Kremlin dictator, including the exchange of prisoners with Ukraine.
President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the head of the aggressor country Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation.
This was reported by the pro-Kremlin publication TASS.
Main points
- Putin discussed with Erdogan the issue of the exchange of prisoners with Ukraine;
- the heads of state discussed the normalization of relations between Turkey and Syria;
- Putin and Erdogan discussed the implementation of the grain deal;
- the heads of state confirmed the mood for cooperation in the energy sector, including the supply of Russian gas and the creation of a gas hub;
- Putin and Erdogan noted the importance of the work of the Russian Federation, Turkey and Iran in the framework of the Astana process of promoting the Syrian settlement.
In addition, the Kremlin dictator complained to Erdogan about the allegedly “destructive line of the Kyiv regime, which relied on the intensification of hostilities.”
Statements by the Turkish presidential administration
Erdogan, in a conversation with Putin, according to the propaganda publication TASS, confirmed Turkey’s readiness to act as a mediator in the “settlement of the Ukrainian crisis.”
In addition, Erdogan discussed with Putin specific steps to process grain from the Russian Federation in Turkey and supply it to African countries.
Recall that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey reported that support the “peace formula” proposed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in November 2022.
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