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Turkey's Erdogan says he wants to discuss ending Russia-Ukraine war with Putin after talks with Zelenskiy

Reuters

ANKARA, Nov 5 (Reuters) - ‌Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he wanted ​to ‌speak to his Russian counterpart ‌Vladimir Putin to discuss efforts to end the ‌war in Ukraine, after talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Saturday.

Speaking to reporters ⁠on a return flight ‌from South Korea, ⁠Erdogan said his foreign minister ​and other relevant officials were holding talks with ​both sides for a ​potential ‌meeting between Russia and Ukraine ​in Turkey, according to ⁠a transcript of ‌his comments ​shared by ​his office on Thursday.

Asked about a possible Putin-Erdogan conversation, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said ‌there were no concrete plans at the moment but ‌one ​could be organised at short notice if necessary.

(Reporting by Tuvan Gumrukcu in Ankara and ‌Anastasia Lyrchikova in Moscow)