President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Türkiye's capital Ankara or Istanbul could be the "solution point for steps to be taken" to ease tensions in Ukraine.
President Erdogan says Türkiye supports Ukraine's battle for territorial integrity, reiterating a call for a resolution of the crisis through dialogue.
Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country does not recognise the steps against Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and that this is Ankara's principled stance.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told the UN Security Council that If Russia seeks peace it should plainly state to the world that it will not invade Ukraine.
NATO allies have already rushed to strengthen the alliance's eastern flank with thousands of troops and hardware as fears have soared that Moscow could be about to invade its pro-Western neighbour Ukraine.
The future of European security and of each individual country on the continent will depend on how the community copes with the Ukraine-Russia crisis, says Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba.
French President Emmanuel Macron's remarks during his visit to Kiev came after the Kremlin denied reports that he and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin struck a deal on de-escalating the crisis.
US Army General Mark Milley said any possible Russian attack on Ukraine would result in "a significant amount of casualties" and destruction.
US Secretary of State Blinken and Russian FM Lavrov meet in Geneva in a high-stakes bid to defuse tensions, with the West fearing that Moscow will invade Ukraine despite warnings of severe reprisals.
Washington will provide an additional $200 million in defensive military aid to Kiev as part of American efforts to help Ukraine protect itself.
Ankara advises both sides to "refrain from any kind of military engagement", Turkiye’s presidential spokesperson Ibrahim Kalin says.
Members of the NATO alliance are meeting with Russian officials in Brussels and more talks are planned at the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Vienna on Thursday.
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