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Recep Tayyip Erdogan offered to mediate the Ukrainian crisis, but time does not seem promising.
The Turkish president is trying to speed things up, so he decided to visit Ukraine himself this Thursday.
He will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a meeting aimed at easing tensions between Kiev and Russia, a Turkish official said.
Ankara also has good relations with Kiev and Moscow, but opposes Russian policies in Syria and Libya.
It also opposed Russia’s annexation of the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea in 2014.
Although it has developed cooperation with Russia in the field of defense and energy, Ankara has also sold sophisticated drones to Ukraine, angering Moscow.
“Erdogan to convey messages to Zelenskiy on maintaining peace in the region and preventing escalation of tensions and the outbreak of any conflict“, Affirmed the official.
Erdogan also invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit Turkey after the Winter Olympics, which will be held in China from February 4th to 20th.
“We expect these two meetings to be effective in reducing tensions between Russia and Ukraine“, Confirmed the source who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Last week, Erdogan said it would not be a wise move if Russia attacks Ukraine, and if that happens, Turkey, as a NATO member, would do what was necessary.
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