Erdogan stated that Russia's position was critical to ending the Russian-Ukrainian war. Erdogan reminded that he held extensive negotiations with President Vladimir Putin in Uzbekistan. "An agreement was reached on the exchange of 200 prisoners. This is a good achievement... On the other hand, our friends and technical staff are dealing comprehensively with the issues of agro products," he said.
According to Erdogan, Turkey is negotiating with the Russian and Ukrainian sides, striving to achieve a result.
"We are negotiating with Putin and Zelensky. Also, the Secretary General of the UN continues in contact with them. What does it mean? If we want to achieve results, we need to negotiate with both leaders, not stand for one of them. Of course, it is also important to see that not only people are killed on the Ukrainian side, but also the Russian side," Erdogan concluded.