States have reached the limit: Türkiye again called on Ukraine and Russia for negotiations

Turkey talks about negotiations again/Collage 24 Channel

Turkey called on Ukraine and Russia to sit down at the negotiating table. The country’s Foreign Ministry stated that the two states “have reached the limit of what can be achieved by war.”

Note that Turkey has recently begun actively promote the issue of negotiations between Ukraine and Russia. A few days ago, President Recep Erdogan said that he was again ready to provide a platform for negotiations – as was the case in 2022.

Turkey is promoting negotiations

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Russia and Ukraine “have reached the limit of what they can achieve with war.” That is why, in his opinion, countries should begin negotiations on a ceasefire.

We believe that the time has come to separately discuss the issue of recognizing the occupation and the issue of a ceasefire, the politician said.

According to Fidan, a ceasefire does not mean recognition of the occupation. Turkey believes that now is the time to separate the issue of recognition of occupation and sovereignty from the issue of suspending hostilities.

Negotiations between the two countries

• The Wall Streat Journal recently published an article about what conditions Russia proposed at the negotiations in 2022. It is noted that the proposed draft agreement provided for the neutrality of Ukraine and a ban on any military alliances. At the same time, the path to the EU was open.
• The Kremlin also demanded a sharp reduction in the number of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Russia wanted the Ukrainian army to consist of 85 thousand people, 342 tanks and 519 artillery pieces. Also, the Kremlin wanted the range of Ukrainian missiles to be limited to 40 kilometers. conversation between Putin and Zelensky.
• The Institute for the Study of War analyzed all points of the agreement, noting that the Kremlin sought to resolve the situation so that in the event of a second attack, Kiev would not be able to defend itself. Certain clauses of the treaty also made it impossible for the world to intervene in the situation, paralyzing any defense in the event of a Russian attack.