Erdogan announced Turkey's refusal to participate in the "show" on Ukraine

The Turkish President saidthat instead of participating in the “show” to resolve the situation in Ukraine, Ankara provided concrete assistance to Kyiv and clearly expressed support for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the country Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Turkey has made a real effort to bring peace to Ukraine, instead of participating in a "show" for a settlement, said President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

“We provided the most serious, concrete and useful support to Ukraine and made it clear that we would not accept encroachment on its territorial integrity and right to sovereignty,” Erdogan said, referring to Turkey’s position on NATO expansion.

He noted that Ankara has made a great contribution to the fight against threats from the East. Turkey's refusal to support Finland and Sweden joining NATO "does not stem from fanaticism or hostility", but "from a principled position in the fight against terrorism." “If the countries that have applied for NATO membership look back, they will see this,” the Turkish leader added. Earlier, during a conversation with the presidents of the Scandinavian countries, he demanded that they refuse to provide asylum to people whom Ankara considers terrorists, as well as lift the arms embargo on Turkey.

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Since the beginning of the Russian military operation in Ukraine, Turkey has repeatedly offered mediation in the negotiations between Moscow and Kyiv. In mid-March, a meeting was held in Antalya between the Foreign Ministers of the two countries, Sergei Lavrov and Dmitry Kuleba, and at the end of the month, the last face-to-face talks between the Russian and Ukrainian delegations took place in Istanbul. Following the meeting, Kyiv handed over its proposals for a peaceful settlement. Moscow stated that it later sent several response documents, but received no response on them.

Erdogan invited the presidents of Ukraine and Russia, Vladimir Zelensky and Vladimir Putin, to meet in Turkey, and also spoke with both leaders on the phone. According to the Turkish president, he intends to continue "telephone diplomacy." In late April, during a conversation with Putin, Erdogan pointed out that it was important to cease fire in Ukraine and ensure the effective operation of humanitarian corridors.

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Turkey offered to mediate in negotiations on the evacuation of wounded Ukrainian soldiers from the Azovstal plant in Mariupol, as well as to evacuate them across the Black Sea to Istanbul, but, according to the press secretary of the Turkish President, Ibrahim Kalyn, Moscow did not accept the last proposal (last week The Russian Ministry of Defense reported on the "complete liberation" of the territory of the metallurgical plant and the surrender of the military blocked there; Ukraine calls this not a capitulation, but a "rescue operation").

Erdogan also promised to unblock grain supplies from Ukraine. According to the UN World Food Program, about 25 million tons of grain have accumulated in the country, significant volumes - on ships in blocked Black Sea ports.