Posted: 21.09.2022 09:30:00

Erdogan believes Russia seeks to end the conflict in Ukraine as soon as possible

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan believes that the Russian Federation is striving to end the conflict in Ukraine as soon as possible, TASS reports

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A journalist from the American PBS TV company asked the Turkish leader how soon, in his opinion, the conflict in Ukraine will end, and Recep Tayyip Erdogan replied that ‘Russia's position is primarily very important’. He noted that – after holding very detailed talks with Vladimir Putin on the side-lines of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation summit in Samarkand – he saw the Russian leader's interest in ending the conflict as soon as possible.

"I think a significant step forward will be made," Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, adding that ‘things are going quite problematic at the moment’.