Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for a “just peace” in Ukraine during a phone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, the Turkish presidency announced today, the first anniversary of the start of the Russian offensive.

“President Erdogan stressed the need to achieve a just peace to avoid further loss of life and destruction,” according to this brief statement, while the Turkish leader also advocated the resumption of the grain export agreement signed by Moscow and Kiev under the patronage of Turkey.

In any case, French President Emmanuel Macron told his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan today that there is a need to “increase pressure and isolate Russia” to force it to “give up” its “aggression” against Ukraine, he said. the Elysee.

In this context, the head of state underlined the challenge of combating any circumvention of the sanctions that have been imposed“, added the French presidency after a telephone conversation between the two leaders.