Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar affirmed that his country will continue to do its duty to deliver humanitarian aid to Ukraine and bring peace.
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This came during a telephone conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart Oleksiy Rzhnikov on Friday, according to a statement by the Turkish Defense Ministry.
Akar stressed the need to declare a ceasefire as soon as possible in order not to cause more casualties and to open humanitarian corridors to evacuate civilians.
On February 24, Russia launched a military operation against Ukraine, which resulted in the flight of more than 2.5 million Ukrainians towards neighboring countries.
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Moscow requires to end its military operation that Kyiv abandon any plans that would join military entities, including the North Atlantic Treaty Organization “NATO” and take a position of complete neutrality.