“Some NATO countries want the war in Ukraine to continue. They think Russia will be weakened if the war continues. The situation in Ukraine is a small thing for them,” the minister told CNN Turk.
Çavusoglu lamented the limited success of Turkish mediation efforts, bringing together Ukrainian and Russian foreign ministers.
“We hoped that something would come out of the meeting in Antalya. It was an important meeting for both sides. After the talks in Istanbul, our confidence grew, but when the pictures of the massacre came. [em Bucha], Istanbul withdrew from the treaty. They are still negotiating, ”said avusoglu.
However, the president said the presidents of Russia and Ukraine could “meet at any time.”
“A meeting of leaders is being discussed at the negotiating table. If that happens, it could be in Istanbul or Antalya, ”he added.
Russia launched a military offensive in Ukraine on February 24 that killed more than 2,000 civilians, warning that the actual figure could be much higher, according to UN data.
The military offensive has already displaced more than 12 million people, more than 5 million of whom have fled the country, according to the latest UN data – the worst refugee crisis in Europe since World War II (1939). -1945).
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