Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana on Wednesday on the sidelines of a regional summit, a Turkish official advised AFP Tuesday.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated Monday that potential talks between Russia and the West is perhaps mentioned in the course of the assembly. The leaders are each attending the Convention on Interplay and Confidence Constructing Measures in Asia (CICA).
Final month, the 2 leaders met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Group (SCO) summit in Uzbekistan.
NATO member Turkey has up to now avoided becoming a member of Western sanctions in opposition to Russia and as a substitute tried to play the position of a mediator, internet hosting talks with officers from Moscow and Kyiv and arbitrating a grain deal alongside the U.N. to make sure secure meals exports out of blockaded Ukrainian ports. It has additionally equipped drones to Ukrainian forces. However additionally it is accused of struggle profiteering, serving to others within the evasion of worldwide embargoes for its personal profit.
Turkey’s Overseas Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on Tuesday referred to as for a cease-fire “as quickly as attainable,” after the Russian strikes throughout Ukraine on Monday, which killed a minimum of 19 individuals and wounded greater than 100.
Putin may also meet with UAE ruler Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Worldwide Atomic Vitality Company Director Common Rafael Mariano Grossi in Saint Petersburg on Tuesday, in line with Kremlin spokesman Peskov.
