Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that he will not allow Western countries to drag Turkey into a war against Russia. He announced this on the broadcast of the TV channel. A News.
According to him, Turkey’s main task is to act as an intermediary between Russia and Ukraine.
Erdogan before declarationAnkara is in favor of resolving the Ukrainian conflict through negotiations between Russia and Ukraine.
According to him, Ankara wants to restart meetings in Istanbul, where several rounds of negotiations have already taken place.
Ibrahim Kalyn, the representative of the President of Turkey, said that the continuation of the Ukrainian conflict is “great damage” not only for the Russian Federation and Ukraine, but also for the world as a whole. He also noted that China’s peace initiative must be handled carefully.
Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that the United States does not even allow Ukraine to consider the possibility of a peaceful resolution of the conflict.