Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Istanbul on Saturday for security talks with Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The visit comes a day after Erdogan spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who accused Kyiv of attempting to target the gas pipeline between Russia and Turkey that also supplies several European countries.
“Arrived in Istanbul, where important meetings are scheduled. Substantive talks have been prepared with the President of Türkiye, Recep Tayyip Erdogan,” said Zelenskyy on X.
“We are working to strengthen our partnership to ensure real protection of people’s lives, advance stability and guarantee security in our Europe, as well as in the Middle East,” he added.
An AFP correspondent saw a heavy police presence around the lavish Dolmabahce Palace on the shores of the Bosphorus, which also hosted talks between Moscow in Kyiv in the past.
Zelenskyy will also meet Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of most…
