As it enters its 10th month with no sign of an end or dialogue to temper its intensity, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar saw on Saturday that The war in Ukraine It doesn’t look like it’s going to end easily.
Akar added that it would not be wrong to say that despite good intentions and calls for a ceasefire, the war is likely to continue into 2023.
An appeal for a ceasefire
And he acknowledged during a press conference in Ankara that this war does not seem to end easily, referring to Western military aid to Kiev and the determination shown by Moscow to achieve its goals.
He also called for at least a humanitarian ceasefire, followed by a full ceasefire after the peace talks.
The role of the mediator
Interestingly, Turkey, a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization “NATO”, plays the role of neutral mediator in the conflict between its two neighbors bordering the Black Sea.
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Ankara helped the United Nations reach an agreement on the export of grain from Ukrainian ports and hosted a meeting between Russian and Ukrainian foreign ministers at the start of the war in March and talks between the warring sides in Istanbul.
While the Russian military operation, which began 10 months ago in Ukraine, continues with no signs of a forthcoming solution, amid Russia’s insistence on achieving all its goals and the military support Western countries continue to give to Kiev.
