Erdogan tells Zelensky there should be international probe of dam destruction

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (right) shaking hands with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, August 18, 2022. (Sergei Supinsky/AFP)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (right) shaking hands with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, August 18, 2022. (Sergei Supinsky/AFP)

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday proposes, in a call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, creating an international commission to probe the destruction of a major dam in southern Ukraine, his office reports.

“President Erdogan said that a commission could be established with the participation of experts from the warring parties, the United Nations and the international community, including Turkey, for a detailed investigation into the explosion at Kakhovka dam,” his office says after the call.

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