Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will receive NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Ankara on Monday and will discuss the war waged by Russia against Ukraine, among other topics.

Source: Reuters, citing an unnamed Turkish official, as reported by European Pravda

Details: Türkiye, which has condemned Russia's invasion, affirms its support for Ukraine's territorial integrity and provides military assistance to Kyiv.

However, the country also opposes Western sanctions against Russia, with which it has crucial defence, energy and tourism ties.

The Reuters source noted that during Monday's talks, Erdoğan and Rutte will also discuss removing obstacles to defence procurement between NATO allies and the military alliance's joint fight against terrorism.

Background:

• Media reports recently suggested that Erdogan's "peace plan" for Ukraine envisages a freeze on hostilities at the parties' current positions and postponing the discussion of Kyiv's accession to NATO for at least 10 years as a concession to Putin.
• In addition, the Turkish president previously made it clear that he did not support the US decision to allow Ukraine to use US-supplied ATACMS missiles in Russia.

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