File photo of Russian President Vladimir Putin attending a meeting with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in Sochi, Russia September 29, 2021. — Sputnik/Vladimir Smirnov/Pool via Reuters
ANKARA, March 5 – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will speak to Russia’s Vladimir Putin tomorrow to discuss the war in Ukraine, spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said today, adding Turkey was ready to help resolve the crisis.
Speaking to reporters in Istanbul, Kalin repeated Turkey’s offer to host talks between Ukraine and Russia and called for an immediate halt to fighting, and reiterated that Turkey could not abandon ties with either Moscow or Kyiv. – Reuters