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Turkey offers to host Russia-Ukraine peace talks as Erdogan hosts Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, shakes hands with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in Istanbul [Umit Bektas/Reuters]

Turkey is ready to host a summit between Ukraine and Russia to end the war, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said after talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Istanbul.

Speaking after their meeting on Friday, Erdogan, who has balanced relations with Moscow and Kyiv throughout the two-year war, spoke of “opportunities that Turkey can provide with its stance”.

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