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Turkey-Ukraine relations

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in video of visit to Snake Island, released on July 8, 2023 (Screen grab)
July 8, 2023, 2:16 pm
Zelensky marks 500 days of war with video of visit to symbol of defiance Snake Island
Ukrainian president visits Black Sea land mass where defenders famously defied a Russian warship at the beginning of the invasion; Turkey’s Erdogan backs Ukraine joining NATO
By FELIPE DANA
(L to R) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres shake hands at the end of their press-conference following the talks in western Ukrainian city of Lviv on August 18, 2022, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP)
August 18, 2022, 9:31 pm
Erdogan warns of ‘another Chernobyl’ after talks with Zelensky, Guterres in Ukraine
Ukrainian president demands Russian troop withdrawal as condition for peace, calls for UN to ensure safety of Zaporizhzhia facility over fear of nuclear disaster
By Dmytro Gorshkov and Thibault MARCHAND
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, center, surrounded by ambassadors of different countries and UN officials, visits a port in Chornomork during loading of grain on a Turkish ship, background, close to Odesa, Ukraine, July 29, 2022. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)
August 18, 2022, 4:52 pm
Zelensky to host Erdogan, Guterres for talks in Ukraine
Ukrainian president to meet with Turkish leader and UN chief in western city of Lviv, hours after at least 11 killed in Russian missile strikes on Kharkiv region
By Derek Gatopoulos and Suzan Fraser
A man takes a picture as the Glory bulk carrier makes its way from the port in Odesa, Ukraine, August 7, 2022. (AP/Nina Lyashonok)
August 7, 2022, 4:21 pm
Four more cargo ships set to depart Ukraine as Russia moves to defend southern front
Agriculture shipments okayed to set sail as part of ongoing UN-brokered deal, while war enters new phase with Ukrainian army trying to retake occupied cities in south
By susie blann
The Russian-flagged cargo ship 'Zhibek Zholy' anchored on Black Sea coast of Karasu district in Sakarya, Turkey, July 5, 2022. (Ozan Kose/AFP)
July 7, 2022, 7:22 pm
Ship carrying allegedly stolen Ukrainian grain returns to Russian waters from Turkey
Kyiv fuming that Ankara did not impound ship, as Turkey struggles to maintain relations both with Ukraine and Russia
By Fulya Ozerkan
Ukrainian servicemen carry rocket-propelled grenades and sniper rifles as they walk towards the city of Irpin, northwest of Kyiv, on March 13, 2022. (Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP)
March 28, 2022, 8:52 pm
Irpin mayor says city bordering Kyiv liberated from Russian control
Ukrainian official estimates at least 5,000 have died in besieged Mariupol, but number could be twice that; Russian negotiators arrive in Turkey ahead of peace talks
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrive for a working session at the Elysee Palace, on December 9, 2019, in Paris. (Ian Langsdon/Pool via AP)
March 19, 2022, 6:02 pm
Turkish official: Putin not yet ready to meet Zelensky, likely wants more war gains
Erdogan adviser tells NY Times he believes Russian leader seeks ‘stronger position’ ahead of possible summit; British PM Johnson warns against ‘renormalizing’ ties with Moscow
By Agencies and ToI Staff
US President Joe Biden, left, shakes hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead of the opening session of the G20 summit at the La Nuvola conference center, in Rome, on October 30, 2021. (Erin Schaff/Pool Photo via AP)
March 10, 2022, 11:27 pm
In phone call with Biden, Erdogan stresses importance of Ukraine war mediation
Conversation comes following failed negotiations in Turkey between Ukrainian and Russian top diplomats, and President Herzog’s visit to Ankara
By AFP and ToI Staff
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (left) and Ukraine Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba. (Composite/AP)
March 7, 2022, 3:50 pm
Russian and Ukrainian foreign ministers to meet in Turkey on Thursday
Russia’s Sergey Lavrov and Ukraine’s Dmytro Kuleba set to meet in Antalya while President Isaac Herzog is visiting Istanbul and Ankara
By AFP and ToI Staff
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during their meeting in the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Sept. 29, 2021. (Vladimir Smirnov/Sputnik, Kremlin/Pool Photo via AP)
March 3, 2022, 4:07 pm
Turkey walks a diplomatic tightrope between warring allies Russia and Ukraine
Ankara has bought Russian weapons and depends on it for energy sources, but has also sold military drones to Ukraine, its closest regional post-Soviet ally
By Fulya Ozerkan
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