Putin and Erdoğan discuss Ukraine war in closed-door talks
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Vladimir Putin (photo: Getty Images)
On September 1, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held closed-door talks in Kyrgyzstan. One of the main topics was Russia's war against Ukraine, according to Türkiye Today.
According to media reports, the meeting took place on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit. It is also known that it lasted about 90 minutes.
In addition to Putin and Erdoğan, those present included Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and the head of the National Intelligence Organization, İbrahim Kalın.
Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov has already stated the matter.
According to him, the main focus during the talks was on the situation in the Black Sea. He also confirmed that this issue was the main topic of discussion.
At the same time, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that Putin and Erdoğan also discussed the possibility of holding talks in Türkiye on a settlement of Russia's war against Ukraine.
Peskov recalled that Ankara had repeatedly made such a proposal at various levels.
During the meeting, Putin called Türkiye one of Russia's "privileged partners" in foreign policy and the economic sphere.
He also noted that economic ties between the two countries remain at a high level, in particular thanks to Erdoğan's attention to the development of bilateral relations.
The Turkish president said that, as of today, relations between Ankara and Moscow are "genuinely at a more advanced level today than in any previous period."
In addition, it was reported on how the Kremlin leader reacted to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's decision to intensify attacks against Russia.
