PErdogan’s representative: the conflict in Ukraine will end only after a deal between Russia and the West, Turkey will promote the idea of “local truces” and other de-escalation measures, the official representative of the Turkish president said. Also, according to him, peace in Ukraine is impossible without a “big deal” between the West and Russia
Ibrahim Kalyn
Turkey intends to promote the idea of local truces in Ukraine, and also advocates the conclusion of a “big deal” between Russia and the West. This was stated to journalists by the official representative of the Turkish president Ibrahim Kalyn, reports TASS.
“Turkey intends to promote the idea of local truces and small local de-escalation measures,” he said.
Kalyn also noted that the conflict in Ukraine can end only if a “big deal” is concluded between Russia and the West. “The key point here is the broader geopolitical picture, where Russia wants to make a new deal with the West, primarily with the United States. Therefore, it is necessary to conclude some kind of big deal that will have to settle larger geopolitical issues between Russia and the Western bloc. Otherwise, the war will drag on for a long time,” he pointed out.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has repeatedly called on Western countries to engage in dialogue with Russia, and also organized several peace summits in Istanbul, which, however, did not yield serious results. Ankara believes that Western countries will face “endless costs” due to the isolation of Russia, and also do not agree to impose sanctions against Moscow.
In January, Turkey also supported the peace formula proposed by Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, which he presented at the G20 summit in November. The plan assumes radiation, food and energy security, the release of all prisoners, the restoration of the territorial integrity of Ukraine, the withdrawal of Russian troops and the cessation of hostilities, countering ecocide, preventing escalation and fixing the fact that the conflict is over.
In response, the Russian Foreign Ministry expressed disagreement with Turkey’s position. “We are well aware of Turkey’s assessment of the so-called Zelensky peace plan, we cannot agree with it, Ankara’s support for this venture of the Kiev regime is unlikely to contribute to the search for optimal ways to achieve peace in Ukraine, we have repeatedly spoken about the unacceptability of this plan for our country,” said the official representative of the Ministry Maria Zakharova.
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