Türkiye ready to mediate? Erdoğan reacts to Trump's Ukraine peace pitch

Background

A few days ago, a telephone conversation occurred between Trump and Erdoğan. They discussed various political issues. According to Trump, he wants to involve Erdoğan in ending Russia's war against Ukraine.

"I just had a very good and productive phone conversation with President of Türkiye Recep Erdoğan, which touched on many topics, including Russia's war with Ukraine, everything concerning Syria, Gaza, and much more," Trump said at the time.

What the media found out

The agency writes that during the conversation, Trump emphasized the importance of Türkiye's participation in the peace process and expressed confidence in Erdoğan’s ability to establish dialogue between Ukraine and Russia. For his part, the Turkish president reacted positively to the proposal and confirmed Ankara's readiness to assist in the negotiations.

"President Erdoğan is a leader who can negotiate both with Vladimir Putin and with Volodymyr Zelenskyy," a source close to the negotiations noted.

It is worth recalling that Erdoğan recently stated that Ankara is using all its diplomatic capabilities to resolve the conflict in Ukraine.

Trump’s peace efforts

From the beginning of his election campaign, Donald Trump stated that he would be able to stop Russia’s war against Ukraine. At first, he said he would do it in one day, but over time, this timeline was extended.

Currently, after several rounds of negotiations between the US and Ukraine and between the US and Russia, the war has still not been stopped. Moreover, in recent day,s Trump noted that Washington "has come closer to one of the sides." But he did not specify whether it was Ukraine or Russia.

Yesterday, Trump stated that the time had come to make decisions regarding the war in Ukraine. However, he is not happy about it.