Ukraine and Russia are close to a consensus on 4 of the 6 points of the talks – Erdogan
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Ukraine , Ukrainegate , 25 , March, 2022 | War News
Ukraine and Russia are close to a consensus on four of the six points in the negotiation process. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters after returning from Brussels, where he took part in an extraordinary NATO summit .
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I think there is a consensus on four points in the talks. The first point concerns Ukraine’s accession to NATO. At first Ukraine insisted on membership in the Alliance, but later (Ukrainian President Volodymyr) Zelensky began to declare the possibility of refusal. Zelensky agreed with this. Russian is spoken throughout Ukraine. There are no problems in this regard, “the Turkish leader was quoted as saying.
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According to him, another important topic discussed by the parties concerns the “demilitarization” of Ukraine.
Of course, Ukraine is a state, so it is not a question of accepting disarmament from A to Z. But there are no unclear aspects on this issue either. That is, the Ukrainian side stated that it could make certain concessions on this issue as well. “Ukraine has shown a positive approach in this regard as well,” Erdogan continued.
However, according to the Turkish president, there is still no consensus on Crimea and Donbas.
As a result, Zelensky proposed holding a referendum on Donbass, Erdogan said, noting the wisdom and leadership qualities of the Ukrainian head of state.
As for Crimea, Turkey has openly and clearly opposed the occupation of the peninsula from the beginning, Erdogan said.
The Turkish head of state clarified that he had personally voiced Ankara’s position on this issue at every talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.
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Earlier, American media reported that the United States is proposing that Turkey hand over Russian S-400 air defense systems to Ukrainian troops.
Answering the question, according to local media, Erdogan said that the head of the Turkish president’s office for communications, Fakhrettin Altun, had already answered the question.
Altun has previously commented on the information in the press, saying that the idea under consideration is “quite unrealistic”, but provides an opportunity to discuss the problems that Turkey and the West have faced in recent years.
Source: Ukrgate
