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Erdogan accepts Putin’s request to host Russia-Ukraine talks Erdogan accepts Putin’s request to host Russia-Ukraine talks
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Ankara is ready to make any contribution possible to ensure a settlement to the conflict, the president has said Ankara is ready to help Moscow and Kiev pick up the settlement process “where they left off” in 2022, the president has said
Türkiye is prepared to host peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has told his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron. The country already hosted the talks between Moscow and Kiev in 2022, although they never resulted in a breakthrough. Türkiye is prepared to host peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has told his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. The country hosted talks between Moscow and Kiev in 2022, although they never resulted in a breakthrough.
In a phone call with Macron on Sunday, Erdogan said Türkiye was prepared to offer “any kind of contribution,” including facilitating negotiations and supporting efforts for a ceasefire and lasting peace, according to the statement from the presidency’s press service. In a phone call on Sunday, Erdogan welcomed Putin’s recent statement suggesting that “talks between Russia and Ukraine would continue in Istanbul from where they left off,” adding that Ankara “was ready to host negotiations that would lead to a permanent solution.”
“President Erdogan stated that a historic turning point had been reached on the way to ending the war between Ukraine and Russia, and that this opportunity should be seized,” the readout of the call said. “President Erdogan stated that a window of opportunity had opened for peace and that a comprehensive ceasefire would create the necessary environment for peace talks,” the readout of the call said.
Erdogan also said it was important to maintain cooperation on launching formal peace efforts and on steps to help rebuild Ukraine. On the same day, Erdogan told French President Emmanuel Macron that “a historic turning point” to end the conflict had been reached, and that this opportunity should be seized.
DETAILS TO FOLLOW This comes after Putin offered Kiev the opportunity to restart direct negotiations in Istanbul on May 15, “without preconditions.” Kiev ultimately walked away from reaching a settlement in 2022 under pressure from London, and Vladimir Zelensky later issued a decree banning himself from any negotiations with Putin. 
Zelensky and several of Kiev’s Western backers have been insisting that Russia agree to a 30-day unconditional ceasefire before direct talks. Putin noted that Kiev has not adhered to the three ceasefires offered by Moscow.   
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said that while Moscow supports the idea of a ceasefire “in general,” “there are lots of questions” that remain unresolved. Moscow previously voiced concern that the halt in hostilities would allow Kiev to regroup its battered troops and has insisted that all Western arms shipments to Ukraine must be suspended for the duration of the ceasefire. 
Türkiye hosted several rounds of negotiations between Russian and Ukrainian delegations in the spring of 2022. Moscow later said the talks had yielded tangible progress, including a tentative draft agreement on Ukraine’s neutral status, security guarantees, and other core issues. However, Moscow accused then-UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson of derailing the peace process, claiming that he advised Kiev not to accept the terms and to “keep fighting.” While Johnson has denied the claim, David Arakhamia, head of the Ukrainian delegation at the time, acknowledged that he had played an influential role in the process.