Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan intends to meet with Vladimir Putin during the summit in Kazakhstan. As a result of their dialogue, there may be certain statements about the war in Ukraine, but they will be neutral.
After all, the summit brought together Asian countries that remain neutral about Russia's war of conquest against Ukraine. This opinion Channel 24 was voiced by political scientist Vladimir Fesenko.
Don't expect weighty statements
The political scientist suggested that the assessment of the current situation would probably be balanced and formalized. In addition, calls for “cooperation” can be expected.
We should not expect anything extraordinary from Putin's meeting with Erdogan in the context of Russia's war against Ukraine. Putin's main effort in this context will be at the G20 summit. Fesenko noted.
According to him, Putin wants Turkey to become Russia's gas hub. So, the head of the Kremlin provoked the war against our state that Europe refuses Russian gas and now he “offers” the EU to buy gas either through the surviving branch of Nord Stream 1 or through the Turkish Stream. Therefore, through Erdogan, Putin will formulate his proposals to Europe.
Fesenko suggested what the result of the meeting between Putin and Erdogan will be: watch the video
The political scientist noted that Putin's meeting with Erdogan is such a “warm-up” for the Russian president before the G20 summit in Bali in November. However, the head of the Kremlin should not count on any positive results for himself, since our allies have already realized that they cannot make concessions to him.
Turkish mediation in the negotiations Ukraine and Russia: what is known
- On October 7, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The parties spoke by telephone. The Turkish leader once again stressed that he was ready to mediate between Ukraine and Russia in a peaceful settlement of the war.
- Moreover, Erdogan said that he wanted to hold a joint meeting with Vladimir Putin and Vladimir Zelensky in Turkey. According to him, this is necessary for a radical resolution of the crisis. However, Ukraine officially refused to conduct any negotiations with the aggressor country while Putin is its president.
- The Turkish media reported that Erdogan plans to put 4 largest Western countries at the negotiating table with Russia – the United States, France , Germany and England. Yes, Ankara's plan has already been passed on to the United States.
