Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is working to establish Turkey as one of Ukraine’s most devoted supporters amid a public feud between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President Donald Trump.
Zelensky met with Erdogan in Ankara on Tuesday to open a new Ukrainian embassy and discuss Turkey’s involvement as a mediator in the Russia-Ukraine war. After the meeting, Zelensky was insistent that Turkey have a seat at the negotiating table alongside Ukraine and the European Union.
“Ukraine, Europe in a broad sense, and this includes the European Union, Turkey and the U.K., should be involved in conversations and the development of the necessary security guarantees with America regarding the fate of our part of the world,” Zelensky said.
The Ukrainian president was
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