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- 07.07.2023 08:22:00
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Turkish President Recep Toyyib Erdoğan invited his Ukrainian colleague Vladimir Zelensky to visit the country.
Erdoğan had invited Zelensky to Turkey for talks ahead of the NATO summit in Vilnius. It is unclear what politicians will discuss.
” The presidents of Ukraine and Turkey will meet in Istanbul, " the message said.
The Turkish leader is among the leaders who often meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Zelensky.
It is confirmed that Erdoğan and Zelensky will meet on the territory of Turkey. The head of Ukraine is expected to arrive in Turkey tomorrow, July 7th. It is now known to be in Bulgaria on a practical visit.
NATO summit in Vilnius: latest news
On July 11-12, the next Nato summit will be held in Vilnius,
it will focus mainly on the issues of the Russo-Ukrainian war, support for Ukraine and prospects for Ukraine's accession to NATO.
Zelensky has already received an invitation to the summit, but has stated that he will not go if Ukraine does not receive a clear answer on the prospect of joining there.
At the same time, the head of military intelligence Kirill Budanov said that this summit would not be a turning point for Ukraine. According to him, the expectations of Ukrainians will not come true: “some words” will be said, but nothing else will happen.
