The cold atmosphere, without greeting between the sides: Erdogan opens Ukraine negotiations

Turkish President Recep Tayip Erdogan has opened the negotiations meeting in Istanbul between the Ukraine delegation and that of Russia.

Erdogan also addressed the case at the opening of negotiations.

According to Erdogan's statements reporting to the Guardian referring to Reuters, the Turkish president is said to have declared that he hopes this meeting will be good for both sides and for the entire region.

Erdogan was also quoted as saying that Turkey has taken a fair stance in the face of conflict under any circumstances and that with a peace agreement, there will be no losers.

Erdogan has called for immediate ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia.

Cold hello. There was no handshake at the start of the meeting.

Ukrainian television has reported that peace talks in Istanbul have begun with a very bleak atmosphere. The Poles haven't been waved to each other by hand”, Ukrainian television reported.

President Voldymyr Zelensky's political adviser, Mykailo Podolyak, wrote in Titter that the ʹpals will discuss the basis of a negotiator process”. /Guardian/Periscopi