Turkey is ready to offer Istanbul as a venue for talks on settling the Ukrainian crisis again, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.
"The negotiating platform we established in Istanbul, our initiative on the grain corridor, and the role we played in prisoner exchanges are an unprecedented example of Turkey’s pivotal role in the peace process. If necessary, we are ready to once again offer Istanbul as a venue for negotiations and to use all diplomatic tools at our disposal. We believe that peace can be achieved," Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.
The Black Sea Grain Initiative was launched in Istanbul by Russia, Türkiye, Ukraine and the UN in 2022. Istanbul also hosted Russia-Ukraine rounds in 2025, which produced large prisoner and body exchanges.
