Proposal follows call by Russia’s spiritual leader Patriarch Kirill for an Orthodox Christmas truce this week
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets Russian President Vladimir Putin in Astana, Kazakhstan, October 13 2022. Picture: MURAT CETINMUHURDAR/TURKISH PRESIDENTIAL PRESS/REUTERSTayyip Erdogan told Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in a phone call that peace efforts in Ukraine should be supported by a “unilateral ceasefire and a vision for a fair solution”, the Turkish presidency said on Thursday.
The proposal follows a call earlier on Thursday by Russia’s spiritual leader, Patriarch Kirill, for an Orthodox Christmas truce this week. “Vladimir Putin reaffirmed Russia's openness to a serious dialogue, provided that the Kyiv authorities fulfil the well-known and repeatedly voiced requirements and take into account the new territorial realities,” the Kremlin said.
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