Erdogan stated that he would continue "telephone diplomacy" with Ukraine and Russia

Turkish President Recep TaiP Erdogan said he would continue to make efforts to complete the full -scale war of Russia against Ukraine. According to CNN Türk, in an interview with journalists after participating in the 77th session of the UN General Assembly in New York, Erdogan said that a large-scale exchange of prisoners between Ukraine and Russia took place through Turkey and "is an important step towards the end of the war.

" According to Erdogan, Ankara made efforts to establish peace and urged Russia to withdraw troops from Ukraine. Video of the Day "We will continue our efforts to ensure peace and stability in the future. For example, as soon as we return [from New York], we will call the leaders again and continue with them our telephone diplomacy, ”he said.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked Erdogan for the leading role in the liberation of prisoners of Ukrainian heroes and reminded that, according to the agreement, five Azovstal commanders will be in Turkey until the end of the war and will be able to see families. On September 20, Erdogan stated that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin allegedly made it clear that "he was ready to end this [a full -scale war of Russia against Ukraine] as soon as possible.

" He met with Putin in Uzbekistan against the background of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces in the Kharkiv region. Zelensky emphasized that with the country-terrorist Russia cannot be subject to subject dialogue until it leaves Ukraine. On Thursday night, September 22, it became known that Ukraine returned 215 defenders from the Russian captivity, 108 of which were Azov fighters.