Turkey, Germany extend call to Russia for cease-fire
During German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s first visit to Ankara, both leaders maintain that they want to help Ukraine defend itself while seeking a diplomatic solution.
As Russian forces pounded away at Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan extended a joint call from Ankara for an immediate cease-fire.
“Every day, every bomb drifts Russia further from the world community,” Scholz, who arrived in Turkey on a lightning visit on Monday, said at a press conference at the end of the talks. “[Turkey and Germany] agree on the issue of reaching a cease-fire as soon as possible. Safe corridors are needed so that people can safely leave dangerous areas.”
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