Erdogan and Zelensky met in Istanbul Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met on Saturday, October 31, with Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul. The Turkish media reported this. The meeting of the two presidents took place at the Dolumbaca presidential residence in Istanbul. Earlier, Vladimir Zelensky announced his arrival in Turkey. According to him, during the visit it is planned to discuss strengthening Ukraine's defense capacity, developing a partnership with Turkey and diplomatic prospects. A separate topic for negotiations should be issues of shipping in the Black Sea. In addition, the visit plan of the President of Ukraine includes a meeting with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.

Erdogan and Zelensky met in Istanbul Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met on Saturday, October 31, with Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul. The Turkish media reported this. The meeting of the two presidents took place at the Dolumbaca presidential residence in Istanbul. Earlier, Vladimir Zelensky announced his arrival in Turkey. According to him, during the visit it is planned to discuss strengthening Ukraine's defense capacity, developing a partnership with Turkey and diplomatic prospects. A separate topic for negotiations should be issues of shipping in the Black Sea. In addition, the visit plan of the President of Ukraine includes a meeting with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.