Erdogan spoke with Zelensky and Putin
Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan In separate phone conversations with his Russian and Ukrainian colleagues, he discussed Russia’s occupation of Ukraine and related grain and energy issues.
First of all Russia President Vladimir Putintalking to Erdogan “Russia–Ukraine expressed his sincere desire for the end of the war as soon as possible.” – Turkey President administration said on December 11.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky in conversation with Erdogan said that “Ukraine Work continues to meet the humanitarian aid needs of the people in the harsh winter days ahead.
Turkey after a conversation with the leader Zelensky In Telegram, he thanked Turkey “for sheltering Ukrainian children and for providing our cities with hundreds of generators.”
He noted Turkey’s support for the “Grain from Ukraine” initiative, “we discussed future work, the possible expansion of the grain corridor”, he added.
Erdogan NATO Ukraine, which is at war with its member country, and Russia trying to keep the lines of communication open between them. It is for the delivery of Ukrainian grain to the world markets, especially to the poor countries of Africa UN mediated the agreement.
Ukraine is the world’s leading exporter of wheat and other grain products. Exports were largely cut off when Russia launched its offensive against Ukraine in late February.
After a break of several months UN and Turkey reached an agreement with Moscow and Kiev in July, of Ukraine Grain ships set sail from Black Sea ports.
In the meantime European Union (EU) has expressed its concern that Turkey is intensifying its relations with Russia, despite the war and the harsh Western sanctions against Moscow.
Germany’s dpa agency is the head of the EU’s foreign policy Joseph Borrelissued a letter to the EU Parliament. Borrel wrote that the deepening of economic relations between Turkey and Russia, as well as Ankara’s refusal to join the “restrictive measures of the EU against Russia” “give cause for great concern”.