Putin Holds Talks with Erdogan in Astana

Russian President Vladimir Putin met Turkish leader Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Astana - Reuters
Russian President Vladimir Putin met Turkish leader Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Astana - Reuters
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Putin Holds Talks with Erdogan in Astana

Russian President Vladimir Putin met Turkish leader Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Astana - Reuters
Russian President Vladimir Putin met Turkish leader Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Astana - Reuters

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday met Turkish leader Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, Reuters reported.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told Russia's Vladimir Putin on Wednesday that Ankara could help establish a basis to end the Ukraine-Russia war and that a fair peace suiting both sides was possible, the Turkish presidency said.

They two leaders also discussed the war in Gaza and ways to end the conflict in Syria, the Turkish presidency said in a statement after Erdogan and Putin held talks.

 

 

 

 



Ukraine's Zelenskiy Expresses Gratitude to New British PM on Wartime Support

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy (File/DPA)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy (File/DPA)
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Ukraine's Zelenskiy Expresses Gratitude to New British PM on Wartime Support

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy (File/DPA)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy (File/DPA)

New British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that London would keep providing support for Kyiv in its war against Russia and the Ukrainian leader expressed gratitude for maintaining that stand.

"The prime minister began by setting out that it was important to him to reiterate the UK's unwavering commitment to Ukraine on his first day in office," a spokesperson for Starmer's office said in a statement, Reuters reported.

"He added that the change of government in the UK would make no difference to the UK’s support for Ukraine, and that the UK would continue supplying the defensive support Ukraine needed in the face of Russian aggression."

Zelenskiy, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said he had wished the new prime minister success in fulfilling the expectations of the British people.

"I am grateful to Keir Starmer for his assurances that Britain's support for Ukraine will remain unchanged in principle," Zelenskiy wrote.

He and Starmer, he said, had "coordinated our positions" ahead of next week's NATO summit at which Ukraine hopes to hear of possible steps for Kyiv to secure membership in the alliance.

A senior US official said NATO allies at their summit in Washington would unveil a "bridge to membership" plan for Ukraine and announce steps to bolster Kyiv's air defenses.