Contact Putin – Erdogan: They discussed Ukraine and an energy hub in Turkey

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Kremlin: “Vladimir Putin drew attention to the destructive line of the Kiev regime, which is based on the intensification of hostilities with the support of ‘Western sponsors'”

The Russian president Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a new phone call on Monday, they discussed the exchange of prisoners injured in Ukraine, the creation of a natural gas hub in Turkey and the export of grain from the Black Sea, the Kremlin announced today.

“The exchange of views on the situation around Ukraine continued,” the Kremlin said in a statement. In the same announcement it is mentioned that the question of the exchange of prisoners between Russia and Ukraine was raised, after the talks held last week in Turkey between the human rights commissioners of the two countries.

“Vladimir Putin drew attention to the destructive line of the Kiev regime, which is based on the intensification of hostilities with the support of ‘Western sponsors’, increasing the volume of transferred weapons and military equipment,” the Kremlin statement said.

Ukrainian grain exports from Black Sea ports and ways to unblock fertilizer and food exports from Russia were also discussed based on the same announcement. Erdogan and Putin also discussed energy issues, the Kremlin said.

“Among the priorities is the cooperation in the energy sector, including the supply of Russian gas and the creation of a regional gas hub in Turkey,” the Kremlin statement said. The normalization of Turkish-Syrian relations was also discussed, according to the same announcement.

For his part, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan repeated his offer to help mediate an end to the war in Ukraine.

“During the telephone conversation, President Erdogan reiterated that Turkey is ready to undertake the task of facilitating and mediating the establishment of a lasting peace between Russia and Ukraine,” Erdogan said in a statement.

The two leaders also discussed exports of Russian grain and ammonia through the Black Sea, Ankara’s statement added.

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