Russia, Turkey and Ukraine
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Kyiv and Moscow will hold a new round of peace talks — the first in seven weeks — on Wednesday in Turkey, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
EADaily, . An agreement in principle has been reached on a meeting of the leaders of Russia and Ukraine's Vladimir Putin and Vladimir Zelensky in Turkey. This was stated by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan.
Ukrainian drones hit Russia's Sochi resort while Russian forces bombarded Odessa's residential areas and historic Pryvoz market, hours after ceasefire talks collapsed.
Turkey, a NATO ally, has positioned itself as a neutral player in the Ukraine war — as being pro-Ukrainian without being anti-Russian.
Turkey’s purchase of a Russian S-400 missile defense system around 2021 had already cost it access to F-35s because of concerns that Russia could rig the system to spy on the West.
By 2016-2017, Turkey had essentially come to terms with Russia’s intensified military intervention in Syria, which helped the Assad regime regain control of much of the country. For all intents ...