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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Western countries are only making matters worse in the Ukraine crisis with Russia. Photo/REUTERS
“Unfortunately, the West has so far not made any contribution to solving this problem. I can say they are only making things worse,” Erdogan said Daily Sabah, Saturday (5/2/2022).
Erdogan added that US President Joe Biden had not been able to show a positive approach to this process until now.
The Turkish leader said he wanted Ankara to be given a role as a mediator in the current tensions between Russia and the West.
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Last month, Erdogan invited Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky to meet in Turkey.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed to Russian media on Friday that Putin’s visit to Turkey was in the works.
“We hope it will happen as soon as possible,” Peskov said.
Peskov did not rule out a future Putin-Zelensky meeting, but said it was “very difficult” to discuss the issue at this time.
Erdogan, however, is optimistic about bringing Putin and Zelensky together.
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