The two leaders also discussed energy and the Black Sea grains corridor
Erdogan to Putin: ceasefire needed in Ukraine peace efforts
Turkish President tells Russian counterpart in a phone call that concrete steps need to be taken to clear Kurdish militants from the Syrian border region.
Thursday 05/01/2023
ISTANBUL - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told Vladimir Putin in a phone call that peace efforts in the Russia-Ukraine war should be supported by a unilateral ceasefire and a "vision for a fair solution", the Turkish presidency said on Thursday.
It said in a statement the two leaders discussed energy and the Black Sea grains corridor and that Erdogan told Putin concrete steps needed to be taken to clear Kurdish militants from the Syrian border region.