Erdoğan says attacks in Black Sea unacceptable after talks with Zelensky

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Istanbul during the Ukrainian leader's working visit. The two held a one-on-one meeting at the Dolmabahçe Office of the Presidential Administration, followed by a joint press conference.

Erdoğan said attacks are unacceptable regardless of who carries them out or why, and that talks with the parties would continue to restore shipping safety in the Black Sea. He offered condolences to Zelensky and the Ukrainian people for those killed in the war.

Erdoğan welcomed the accelerated diplomatic efforts to end the war, including the initiatives of US President Donald Trump. He said a just peace would have no losers and that companies that stay in Ukraine would make important contributions to its reconstruction. He thanked Zelensky for the visit.