Turkey in between Russia and Ukraine on the 1st year anniversary of invasion
In the first year of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Turkey has assumed a 'negotiator' role, especially with the ceasefire talks in Istanbul in March 2022 and the grain corridor agreement signed in July 2022. On the other hand, while Baykar Teknoloji's UAVs and UCAVs are being used in Ukraine, Turkey, which has not joined the sanctions imposed on Russia by Western countries, has faced accusations of helping Moscow to circumvent the sanctions.
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March 2022: Two summits in Turkey
Russia began to invade Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022. The first ceasefire talks between Russia and Ukraine took place on Feb. 28 on the border with Belarus.
Following this, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dimitro Kuleba, and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu met in Antalya on March 10 at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum. Çavuşoğlu made a statement on his social media account after the meeting and said, "At a time when the need for peace is the greatest, we met with my Russian and Ukrainian counterparts Lavrov and Kuleba in a trilateral format at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum. We hope that peace will be restored in our region."