Turkey Claims 'Fundamental Agreement' Reached for Zelenskyy-Putin Meeting

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said that during the negotiations between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul, ‘a fundamental agreement was reached on holding a summit of leaders in Turkey.’

The Gaze writes about it, referring to Turkish media NTV.

According to Fidan, during the third round of negotiations in Istanbul, the parties discussed the conditions under which the leaders of the countries could meet.

‘A fundamental agreement was reached on holding a summit of leaders in Turkey. A lot of work lies ahead for the negotiating delegations,’ he said.

Fidan noted that, given the course of the negotiations, he sees ‘a willingness to reach a compromise.’

‘If this continues, I believe that a temporary solution will be reached. Everyone has their own trump card, which they are not revealing. We are trying to create favourable conditions,’ the minister said.

He recalled that Russia's war against Ukraine ‘has very serious regional and global consequences.’

‘Not to mention the humanitarian tragedy... on the international stage, we are facing a situation that could lead to even greater war and division. This is a complex and costly war. A war in which everything except nuclear weapons is being used,’ Fidan said.

As The Gaze reported earlier, during peace talks in Istanbul, the Ukrainian delegation proposed to Russia that a meeting of the leaders of the two countries, Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin, be held by the end of August, with the participation of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US President Donald Trump, said the head of the Ukrainian delegation, Rustem Umerov, following the meeting.

On 23 July, the third meeting between representatives of Ukraine and Russia took place in Istanbul, aimed at finding a ‘peaceful settlement’. The first round of negotiations between Ukraine and Russia took place in Istanbul on 16 May this year, the second on 2 June.