In Fresh Mediation Bid, Turkey's Erdogan Talks to Russian, Ukrainian CounterpartsTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held separate phone conversations on Jan. 5 with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Despite being a NATO member, Ankara enjoys good relations with both Moscow and Kyiv.
Since the Russia–Ukraine conflict began more than 11 months ago, Turkey has sought to play a mediating role between the two warring parties.
Syrian President Bashar Assad (R) shakes hands with then Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, at al-Shaab presidential palace in Damascus, Syria, in this 2010 file photo. (Bassem Tellawi/AP Photo)
According to the Kremlin, the Putin–Erdogan call tackled several issues, including energy cooperation, bilateral trade, the volatile situation in Syria, and the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine....
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