US peace plan for Ukraine discussed by Putin and Erdogan; Turkey offers Istanbul as venue
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed a US proposal to end the war in Ukraine, the Kremlin said.
According to the Kremlin, Putin noted that the US proposals, as reviewed by Russia, are consistent with discussions from the Russia–US summit in Alaska and, in principle, could be used as a basis for a final peaceful solution. The Kremlin also said the talks confirmed the Russian side's interest in a political and diplomatic resolution to the Ukrainian crisis (Kremlin).
Erdogan told Putin he is ready to support the process in every way and suggested Istanbul — where the two sides held three rounds of peace talks earlier this year — as a venue for negotiations, the Kremlin added.
The Turkish presidency said the phone call covered bilateral Turkey–Russia relations, the Russia–Ukraine war, and regional and global issues. Erdogan said Turkey would contribute to any diplomatic effort to facilitate direct communication between Russia and Ukraine and to achieve a "just and lasting" peace.
Earlier, on Wednesday November 19, Erdogan met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss reviving peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv, Reuters reported. Erdogan said it would be beneficial to reactivate the Istanbul process with a more comprehensive approach to address underlying problems, that Ankara is ready to discuss proposals with Russia that could lead to lasting peace, and that US participation in the process is important (Reuters).







