Zelensky announced "important" negotiations in Turkey to end the war in Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced that he will hold "important" talks in Turkey as part of diplomatic efforts to end more than four and a half years of war with Russia.
In his nightly video message, Zelensky stressed that Ukraine is trying to use all available diplomatic opportunities. He expressed hope that in November the negotiations will resume with the aim of finding a solution to end the war in the format that has been discussed for a long time.
The head of communications for the office of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the president of Turkey, announced on the X social network that Zelensky will meet Erdogan on Saturday, October 31 in Istanbul.
Earlier, Zelensky expressed hope that the tripartite meeting of Ukrainian, Russian and American negotiators will be held in Abu Dhabi between November 6 and 10. He also called for European participation in these talks. Turkey has also announced several times its willingness to mediate and assist in holding negotiations in order to end the war in Ukraine.