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Turkish leader presses Russia and Ukraine to halt Black Sea ship attacks
Al Jazeera reports Erdogan and Zelenskyy agreed to work on a new Black Sea grain corridor after calling for an end to ship attacks.
The short version
- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged Russia and Ukraine to stop targeting civilian ships in the Black Sea, calling such attacks unacceptable whoever carries them out.[Al Jazeera]
- Erdogan and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy agreed to work on a new Black Sea grain corridor at a joint news conference in Istanbul.[Al Jazeera]
- Ankara says it sent Russia and Ukraine a proposal to end attacks, but neither side has acted on it.[Al Jazeera]
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said international interest is growing in a limited Black Sea ceasefire to secure grain and energy shipments, and that Washington is reviewing Turkish and Indian grain proposals.[Al Jazeera]
Key facts
- Erdogan urged Russia and Ukraine to stop targeting civilian ships in the Black Sea.[Al Jazeera]
- Erdogan and Zelenskyy agreed to work on a new Black Sea grain corridor.[Al Jazeera]
- Rubio said there was growing international interest in a limited Black Sea ceasefire to secure grain and energy shipments.[Al Jazeera]
- Ankara says it sent Russia and Ukraine a proposal to end attacks and that neither side has acted on it.[Al Jazeera]
- Rubio said the United States is reviewing proposals by Turkiye and India to get grain shipments moving.[Al Jazeera]
What remains uncertain
- Ankara's claim that neither Russia nor Ukraine has acted on its proposal is attributed to Turkish officials and has not been independently confirmed.[Al Jazeera]
- Whether a limited Black Sea ceasefire or a new grain corridor will be agreed is unknown; the reporting describes interest and intent to work on them.[Al Jazeera]
- The provided reporting does not include a response from Russia to the call to stop attacks on civilian ships.[Al Jazeera]
Sources
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