Erdogan discussed the war in Ukraine with Trump and called for diplomacy with Iran

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a phone conversation with US President Donald Trump, during which the war in Ukraine was discussed.

This was reported by the Turkish leader’s administration on the social network X.

According to the administration, Erdogan expressed hope that stepping up diplomacy to end the war in Ukraine will yield positive results.

The Turkish president said that Turkey will continue to contribute to a peaceful settlement and stressed the need to intensify contacts with both Ukraine and Russia.

In addition, Erdogan called for an end to the tension between the US and Iran and for resolving differences through diplomacy going forward.

It was previously reported that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Erdogan will meet in Istanbul to discuss the war and the situation in the Black Sea.

Bloomberg also reported that Turkey and the UN are organizing new talks on a truce between Ukraine and Russia.

According to the source, the war in Ukraine is ongoing for the 1,719th day.