Ukraine’s Zelenskyy in Turkey where Erdogan is expected to press for negotiations to end Russia war

Published March 8, 2024 5:53 AM

By AYSE WIETING and SUZAN FRASER
Associated Press

ISTANBUL (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in Istanbul for talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. A Turkish government official says Erdogan is expected to press for negotiations on Friday to end the war, now in its third year. NATO-member Turkey has sought to balance its close relations with both Kyiv and Moscow and has repeatedly offered to act as a peace broker between them. The Turkish official says the talks will also focus on a possible new measure that would guarantee navigational safety of commercial vessels in the Black Sea.

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