Turkey, US agree to intensify efforts for Ukraine-Russia ceasefire
In a phone call on Feb. 28, Turkish Presidential Spokesman İbrahim Kalın and U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan agreed to intensify efforts for talks between Ukraine and Russia to yield a ceasefire, according to a statement released by the Turkish presidency.
Duvar English - Reuters
Senior advisers for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and U.S. President Joe Biden on Feb. 28 agreed to intensify efforts for talks between Ukraine and Russia to yield a ceasefire.
In a call, İbrahim Kalın, Erdoğan's chief adviser, and U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan discussed the invasion and other regional issues.
"It was agreed to intensity joint efforts for peace talks being held between Ukraine and the Russian Federation to yield results and for a ceasefire to be achieved," a statement released by the Turkish presidency said.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Feb. 28 repeated that Turkey could not abandon its ties with Russia or Ukraine, amid Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, adding Ankara would implement a pact on passage from its straits to prevent an escalation of the war.
"Turkey is determined to use the authority given by the Montreux Convention on Turkish straits in a manner to prevent escalation of the Russia-Ukraine crisis," Erdogan said after a Cabinet meeting in the capital Ankara.
He criticized what he called the "indecisive" stance by the United States and Western powers to Ukraine's invasion, saying the approach was a sign of a failing international order.