Erdogan says Trump would join Ukraine peace talks in Turkey if Putin attends
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Ankara aims to bring the Russian and Ukrainian leaders together in Turkey for peace talks.
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- Erdogan said Trump would attend Ukraine-Russia peace talks in Turkey if Putin also agrees to participate.
- Erdogan is aiming to bring Putin and Zelensky together in Turkey for discussions to achieve peace.
- Erdogan will contact involved parties to arrange the meeting in Turkey as soon as possible.
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ANKARA - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his US counterpart Donald Trump told him he would attend potential peace talks between the leaders of Ukraine and Russia in Turkey, if Russian President Vladimir Putin also agreed to take part.
On his return flight from the Nato summit, where he met Mr Trump for the first time since he returned to office, Mr Erdogan said he told the US president Ankara aims to bring the Russian and Ukrainian leaders together in Turkey for peace talks.
“He (Trump) said, ‘if Russian President Vladimir Putin comes to Istanbul or Ankara for a solution, then I will also come,” Mr Erdogan’s office on June 26 quoted him as telling reporters.
“We will hold the necessary contacts and God willing realise this meeting as soon as possible.” REUTERS
