
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul on Friday to discuss efforts to end Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine. Turkey, a NATO-member country, has been actively involved in trying to mediate peace between Kyiv and Moscow.
During the talks, Erdogan was expected to push for negotiations to bring an end to the conflict, now in its third year. Additionally, discussions centered around a potential new measure to ensure the safety of commercial vessels navigating the Black Sea.