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Turkey’s Erdogan urges ‘general ceasefire’ in call with Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Sochi on September 29, 2021. (Vladimir Smirnov/Pool/AFP)
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appealed for an urgent general ceasefire in Ukraine when he spoke today with Russian leader Vladimir Putin by telephone, Erdogan’s office says.
The two heads of state spoke several days ahead of a diplomatic forum in the southern city of Antalya on March 11-13 that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is due to attend.
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