Sources close to the Kremlin told Western media in a commentary that Moscow is considering enlisting the Turkish leader for a peace settlement in Kyiv.
Russia is considering Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as a potential mediator in Ukraine peace talks. This was reported by the Bloomberg news agency on Friday, August 5, citing its sources.
It should be noted that on the same day, the Turkish leader was meeting with the head of the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin.
Sources close to the Kremlin told the news agency that Turkey has long insisted on the role of a mediator in a peace settlement with Ukraine. However, Russia is still cool about this idea. They suggest that the end of the so-called grain deal, for which Putin thanked Erdogan on Friday, could change the situation.
Russia has yet to soften its terms on any ceasefire, and stalled peace talks in Ukraine are unlikely to resume unless there is a major shift in the military balance in Putin’s favor, Bloomberg’s sources added.
Like other NATO members, Turkey opposes Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and has provided it with weapons. At the same time, Ankara refrained from joining US and European sanctions against Russia over the war.
A Bloomberg source explained this to the Turkish authorities by saying that joining the sanctions against the Russian Federation would harm Ankara’s economic and political interests – the damage is estimated at $ 35 billion.
For Turkey, this is an important factor to participate in the peaceful settlement of the war. In addition, the role of a mediator will increase the international authority of Erdogan – against the backdrop of almost 80% inflation, he is preparing for the presidential election in 2023.
It will be remembered that the Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, flew to the city of Sochi to talk with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.
It was previously reported that Erdogan and Putin met in Iran at the end of July. At that time, the media reported that the Russian leader requested the production of Bayraktar drones in the Russian Federation, which became one of the symbols of Ukrainian resistance to Moscow’s military aggression.
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Source: korrespondent
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