Zelenskyy and Erdoğan conclude talks in Türkiye
Photo: Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (Getty Images)
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The meeting took place in Ankara, according to Anadolu Agency.
The meeting was closed to the press. However, it is known that the talks and working dinner, held at the presidential complex, lasted 2 hours and 45 minutes.
The meeting was attended by Minister of National Defense Yaşar Güler, head of the National Intelligence Organization İbrahim Kalın, and presidential adviser on foreign policy and security Akif Çağatay Kılıç.
Ukraine was represented by the Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, and Defense Minister Rustem Umerov.
No further details about the meeting have been disclosed.
Zelenskyy in Türkiye
The President of Ukraine arrived in Türkiye for a possible meeting with Vladimir Putin. Last week, the Russian leader ignored Ukraine's and the EU's demand for an immediate ceasefire, suggesting instead that negotiations resume under the terms of 2022.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he was ready for dialogue only after a ceasefire was established. Later, he agreed to the talks, emphasizing that he would talk exclusively with Putin and only about ending the hostilities.
The head of state said he would wait for Putin in Türkiye on May 15. However, the Russian leader did not come, but instead sent low-level officials to Türkiye.
Ukraine will be represented at the talks at the highest level: the delegation includes representatives of the Presidential Office, the Foreign Ministry, the military, and intelligence officers.
