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War in Ukraine
The UN and Turkey-brokered deal, which aimed to ensure safe navigation for civilian ships through the Black Sea, collapsed after Russia pulled out in July.
Sep. 4, 2023
Zelensky
Replacing the current defense minister at the height of the counteroffensive has raised some eyebrows but may yet prove to be another inspired decision by Ukraine’s President.
Sep. 4, 2023
Putin
Erdogan hopes to use the informal summit in the Black Sea resort of Sochi as a basis for peace negotiations, but both sides only want them to be held on their own terms.
Sep. 4, 2023
War in Ukraine
Moscow pulled out last month from the UN-backed grain agreement that Turkey helped broker.
Sep. 1, 2023
Ukraine
Turkey was a key player in the now-collapsed deal that allowed for safe passage of Ukrainian grain shipments via the Black Sea.
Aug. 9, 2023
Putin
Erdogan on Wednesday urged Putin in a phone call not to further escalate tensions after Moscow struck facilities vital for grain shipments from Ukraine.
Aug. 4, 2023
War in Ukraine
Erdogan was a key player in the now-collapsed deal that allowed for safe passage of Ukraine grain shipments on the Black Sea, and has positioned himself as an intermediary in the conflict.
Aug. 2, 2023
Turkey
There’s a good chance that Russia will pull out of the Black Sea Grain deal when it expires. If so, what will happen? What are Ukraine’s back-up plans? Kyiv Post asks shippers what they think.
Jul. 15, 2023
Turkey
Erdogan said he had spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin about the crucial deal, set to expire on Monday, though he did not say when the conversation had taken place.
Jul. 15, 2023
Russia
Moscow has regularly threatened to quit the grain deal, complaining that secondary effects of Western restrictions on shipping and insurance as well as banks were blocking exports.
Jul. 14, 2023
Turkey
Turkey has been holding up Sweden’s application to join the Atlantic alliance, accusing Stockholm of harbouring Kurdish activists Ankara regards as terrorists.
Jul. 11, 2023
NATO
The demand, never before made in public, threatened to open a new rift between Ankara and its Western partners as NATO tries to tackle Russia's full-scale invasion.
Jul. 10, 2023
War in Ukraine
Erdogan has tried to portray himself as a neutral mediator, substantially boosting wartime trade with Russia while supplying Ukraine with drones and other weapons.
Jul. 8, 2023
Ukraine
Both Zelensky and Erdogan want to extend a United Nations and Turkey-brokered deal with Russia under which Ukraine has been allowed to ship grain to global markets during the war.
Jul. 7, 2023
Pro-Kremlin milbloggers have posted images of a captured Ukrainian “Baba Yaga” drone fitted with electronics, antennas and what appears to be a laser guided munition.
Aug. 3