Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone dialog with US counterpart Donald Trump on Sunday 16 March, which additionally touched on the Russo-Ukrainian warfare.

Supply: press service of the Turkish president, as reported by European Pravda

Particulars: It’s famous that in their dialog, Erdoğan supported Trump's "decisive and direct initiatives to finish the warfare between Russia and Ukraine".

Erdoğan additionally emphasised that Ankara "has been striving for a simply and lasting peace for the reason that starting of the warfare and can proceed to take action".

Different matters mentioned between Erdoğan and Trump included the state of affairs in Syria, with Erdoğan urging the lifting of sanctions, in addition to Türkiye's return to the F-35 fighter jet programme.

Türkiye has persistently supported Ukraine's territorial integrity, however regardless of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, it has continued to have interaction in commerce with Russia.

Background:

• Just lately, Ukraine’s Overseas Minister Andrii Sybiha acknowledged that Türkiye might play an essential function in attaining a simply and complete peace in Ukraine.
• Earlier, Türkiye's Defence Ministry mentioned that it is able to ship troops to Ukraine "if obligatory" to make sure peace.

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