Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu held a phone conversation with his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar on Thursday to discuss the situation in Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry has said.
"On the Turkish side’s initiative, a phone conversation was held between Russian Defense Minister Army General Sergey Shoigu and Turkish Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar. During the talks, the current situation in Ukraine was discussed. The heads of the defense ministries paid special attention to humanitarian issues," the Russian ministry said.
A similar conversation was held on March 11, also on Turkey’s initiative. Shoigu and Akar discussed the situation in Ukraine and in the Middle East, paying special attention to issues related to evacuation of Turkish citizens from Ukrainian cities through humanitarian corridors.
