President of Türkiye undertakes to be an intermediary in talks between Russia and Ukraine

Published at: 11/05/2025 11:40 PM

This Sunday, the president of Türkiye, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, held a telephone conversation with his counterpart from the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, and stated that he welcomed the peace talks between the parties in Istanbul.

During the exchange, President Erdogan stressed to the Russian president that his statement about the peace talks between Russia and Ukraine would continue in Istanbul, from where they left off, and that Türkiye was ready to host negotiations that would lead to a permanent solution.

The Türkiye Communications Directorate announced that the Turkish head of state stated that a “window of opportunity has opened to achieve peace and that a general ceasefire will create the necessary environment for peace talks”.

He was referring to Putin's proposal to start direct talks with Ukraine on May 15 in Istanbul to find a peaceful solution to the conflict after more than three years of war.

Mazo News Team