Zelenskyy said that he had agreed "new steps" in security cooperation with the Turkish president, and that teams would finalize the details shortly. Turkey, a NATO member that has kept close to both sides, hosted initial peace talks early in the war in 2022, the only such talks until last year when U.S. President Donald Trump launched a new bid to end the fighting. At Saturday's meeting in Istanbul, Erdogan told Zelenskyy that Turkey attaches great importance to maritime safety in the Black Sea and that the security of energy supplies is crucial, the presidency said.
Published at: 2026-04-04 21:07:11
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