in the coming months The situation in Ukrainelikely to escalate – with such a view spoke On Friday, January 6, İbrahim Kalın, Press Secretary of the President of Turkey.
“More wars mean more destruction and a deeper and longer crisis. This does not benefit anyone,” Kalyn wrote on her Twitter account.
He pointed to Ankara, where tensions escalated. Ukraine conflict The ceasefire will continue to support the transition to the negotiation process, prisoner exchange and grain exports.
Turkey’s mediation efforts
The day before, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan offered Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to mediate in resolving the dispute.
Ankara said that in the phone call, Turkey’s humanitarian aid and energy support to Ukraine as well as the development of the grain corridor were discussed.
Erdogan also said that Turkey is ready to undertake the task of helping and mediating for the establishment of a lasting peace between Russia and Ukraine.
Adding that the work on the prisoner exchange continues, the Minister added that Ankara can make a diplomatic contribution to speed up the creation of a security zone around the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.
The same day, the President of Turkey called Russian President Vladimir Putin. According to Erdogan, calls for negotiations should be backed up by a “unilateral ceasefire”.
“Referring to the issue of the war between Russia and Ukraine, the Turkish leader recalled the positive results of attempts to promote dialogue, which was manifested in the agreement on the “grain corridor”, a large-scale prisoner exchange and formation. A safety zone around the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.
He stressed that calls for peace and dialogue should be supported by a unilateral cessation of hostilities and a fair resolution of differences. Anatolia.
In turn, the President of the Russian Federation said during the meeting that he “emphasized the destructive role of the West, loaded Ukraine with weapons and provided him with target designation.”
“The situation around Ukraine has been affected. On the Russian side, the destructive role of Western states is emphasized, filling the Kyiv regime with weapons and military equipment, providing it with operational information and target designation, ”says the message.
In light of Erdogan’s readiness for Turkey’s mediation, the Kremlin press service said, “Putin reaffirmed that Russia is open to serious dialogue, provided that the Kyiv authorities comply with well-known and repeatedly voiced demands and take into account new regional realities. “