Erdogan tells Zelenskiy that Turkey to host him, Putin when they are ready
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on May 15, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on May 15, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
Erdogan invites Zelenskiy and Putin for peace talks in Turkey, emphasizing the importance of open dialogue for Ukraine-Russia negotiations.
ANKARA (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan told Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Ankara on Thursday that Turkey was ready to host him and Russia's Vladimir Putin for peace talks "when they are ready", his office said.
Erdogan met Zelenskiy in the Turkish capital after Putin had sent a second-tier team of negotiators to hold peace talks in Istanbul, spurning Kyiv's challenge to go there in person to meet Zelenskiy.
In a statement, the presidency said Erdogan stressed the need to keep dialogue channels between the sides open given the "historic opportunity" to start peace talks, and that they should meet on their minimum common ground.
(Reporting by Tuvan Gumrukcu; Editing by Jonathan Spicer)
The main topic is Erdogan's offer to host peace talks between Zelenskiy and Putin in Turkey.
Turkey is offering to facilitate peace talks between Ukraine and Russia, aiming to maintain open dialogue channels.
Putin sent negotiators to Istanbul but did not attend the talks personally.
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