Erdogan accepted Putin's request for hosting Moscow-KiFif negotiations

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin that Ankara is ready to host peace talks between Moscow and Kiev.

Türkiye hosted the Russian -Ukraine negotiations in the past year, though those negotiations failed.

In a phone call to Putin, Erdogan welcomed the Russian president's remarks to resume talks between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul and announced that Ankara was ready to host the negotiations that lead to a sustainable solution.

The official statement said in a phone call: President Erdogan announced that a window for peace has been opened and the ceasefire would provide the space needed for peace talks.

Erdogan also, in contact with French President Emmanuel Macron, stressed that “a historical turning point in the way to end the Ukrainian war has been achieved and the opportunity should take the utmost.”

Türkiye hosted several rounds of Russian and Ukrainian delegations in the spring. Moscow had earlier stated that although the parties were moving along the path of peace and reached the initial draft of the agreement, the talks were stopped and stopped on the advice of then -British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Johnson has rejected the claim.

Putin earlier, pointing out that Russia has never rejected negotiations and has always welcomed it, said: “We suggest that negotiations be resumed without any preconditions.”