Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday praised Türkiye's ongoing mediation efforts, expressing gratitude to Ankara for its diplomatic work to broker negotiations with Russia to help end the war, now in its fifth year.
Zelenskyy's remarks came after he met in Kyiv with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, whom he awarded the Order of Merit, Second Class.
"I am grateful to Türkiye and to the Minister personally for the efforts to bring peace closer," the president wrote on the social media platform X.
"Today, we discussed the diplomatic situation and the steps that could reinvigorate efforts to achieve peace."
NATO member Türkiye has sought to maintain good relations with its warring Black Sea neighbors, pitching itself as a key go-between and possible peacemaker between the two.
