At the beginning of last spring, it was possible to achieve significant progress in negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, but then the conflict was delayed and the dialogue between the parties was complicated, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey Mevlut Chavusholu said during a visit to the United States, the newspaper Yeni Akit.
“We advanced decently at the beginning (on the issue of mediation between Russia and Ukraine). In fact, you are aware that the parties were approaching at least a truce. But now the conflict has been delayed, the circumstances have changed, it has become more difficult,” said He, noting that there were many different aspects requiring discussion.
Turkey continues its intermediary efforts last year “Grain deal is smooth”, the exchange of prisoners between Moscow and Kyiv continues, and there is no risk regarding the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, the Turkish minister said.