Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Istanbul on the evening of July 7, where he held talks with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
It was Mr. Zelenskyy’s first trip to Turkey–a longstanding NATO member–since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine early last year.
At a joint press conference held after the talks, Mr. Erdogan noted that Ankara had made “intense efforts” to end the conflict “through negotiations based on international law.”
In March of last year, the Russian and Ukrainian foreign ministers met in the Turkish city of Antalya for prospective peace talks. Soon afterward, delegations from both countries held further negotiations in Istanbul. …