Erdoğan passes message to Putin from Zelenskyy on readiness to hold direct negotiations
SVITLANA KIZILOVA — SATURDAY, 5 MARCH 2022, 19:30
During a conversation with Vladimir Putin, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan passed a message to him from the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy regarding the latter's willingness to meet.
Source: TRT Haber, citing Erdoğan’s advisor, Ibrahim Kalin
Details: Kalin stated that during a telephone conversation between the presidents of Turkey and Ukraine, Zelenskyy reinterated his willingness to hold direct negotiations with Putin.
"I am prepared to meet with Putin in Instanbul, Ankara, wherever he wants," Zelenskyy said.
Quote from Kalin: "President (Erdoğan - Ukrainska Pravda) has already passed this message to Putin. We will continue to work in this area. Such a meeting will undoubtedly have a positive effect on preventing war, reducing violence, and decreasing the number of victims. We in Turkey are ready to contribute [to this]".
