Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday that Ankara was working to find a fair and lasting end to the war in Ukraine and that talks between the parties in Istanbul were contributing to peace efforts, Turkey's presidency said.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan shakes hands with Russia's President Vladimir Putin during a meeting on the sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Tianjin, China, September 1, 2025. Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Turkish Presidential Press Office
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday that Ankara was working to find a fair and lasting end to the war in Ukraine and that talks between the parties in Istanbul were contributing to peace efforts, Turkey's presidency said.
In a meeting on the sidelines of a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in China, Erdogan and Putin also discussed bilateral ties, peace efforts between Azerbaijan and Armenia, Israel's attacks on Gaza, and developments in Syria, the presidency said in a statement.
(Reporting by Tuvan GumrukcuEditing by Ezgi Erkoyun)
Reporting by Tuvan Gumrukcu
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