Russian and Ukrainian foreign ministers meet in Turkey


The Russian and Ukrainian foreign ministers, Sergei Lavrov and Dmitro Kulebameet this Thursday morning in the southern city of Turkey from Antalya, where they hope to advance in the peace negotiations between the two countries. Both ministers are in talks from 9 a.m. Spanishand they do so through the mediation of their Turkish counterpart, Mevlüt Çavusoglu.

“We hope that this step will lead to peace and stability&rdquor ;, said a few days ago, when announcing the meeting, Çavusoglu. Turkey hopes to score a diplomatic point with this meeting, which is expected to last about ninety minutes and after which Lavrov and Kuleba will two separate press conferences.

Turkey is one of the few countries in the world – along with Israel and China– who is trying to balance the war between Ukraine and Russia, with whom ankara It enjoys excellent commercial, diplomatic and economic relations.

Recep Tayyip Erdoganfor example, has condemned the invasion of his counterpart —and friend— Vladimir Putin, but has refused to impose sanctions against Russia. He agreed, at the Ukrainian request, to close the Dardanelles and Bosporus straits to Russian ships, but refuses to close Turkish airspace to Russian planes.

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“As we do not abandon Ukraine at this difficult time, we also do not accept the actions that are taking place similar to a Witch hunt against Russians, Russian literature and its artists & rdquor ;, said the Turkish president this Wednesday, a day before the meeting this Thursday, which will be the first time that two high officials of the Russian and Ukrainian governments meet after the start of the war.

In addition, a last-minute guest has joined the meeting. Given the latest information on the disconnection of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant after it was captured by Russia, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has sent its director to the meeting with Lavrov and Kuleba.


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