KYIV: Turkiye’s foreign minister said Thursday that Ankara did not want to see the Ukraine war spread further into the Black Sea, during a visit to Kyiv to promote mediation efforts. Ukraine and Russia have repeatedly struck each other’s ships in the Black Sea — a key waterway for both countries’ exports — throughout the conflict since February 2022. “We do not want the war to spread to the Black Sea,” Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said at a news conference alongside his Ukrainian counterpart. “There is simply no explanation for a war in Europe to continue for five years in the 21st century.

According to the source, the Turkish top diplomat will also "draw attention to the importance of continuing diplomatic efforts to achieve a just and lasting peace in Ukraine" and…

Speaking at a joint news conference with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha in Kyiv on Thursday, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan expressed...

KYIV: Turkiye’s foreign minister said Thursday that Ankara did not want to see the Ukraine war spread further into the Black Sea, during a visit to Kyiv to promote mediation…

The Turkish foreign minister emphasized that "the war impacts every sector," but Turkey advocates for a focused, separate approach to addressing security of navigation and energy…

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan warned on July 16 that the risk of the Russia-Ukraine war spreading further across the Black Sea remained a serious threat.