Turkey working to organize Zelensky-Putin meeting – Cavusoglu
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said this in Tokyo, where he arrived for the funeral of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Ukrinform reports, citing TRT Haber.
"There must be a just peace, of course, especially for Ukraine. Because the lands occupied (by Russia) belong to Ukraine. Of course, actors who want the war to continue outside of these two countries also need to be convinced. As Turkey, we have not lost hope. We are increasing and continuing our efforts. Our goal is a meeting of both leaders and decision-making at the level of the leaders," Cavusoglu said.
He also said that there are no winners in the war, and as soon as both sides realize this, they can return to the negotiating table.
Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to the head of the President's Office, earlier said that there is currently no sense in holding negotiations between Ukraine and Russia or a meeting between Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin.
At the same time, he added, the meeting of the presidents is possible if it is preceded by the complete withdrawal of Russian troops, and the subject of the conversation will be the "discussion of post-war life, including the scope of reparations, compensation for damages and the extradition of criminals."
