Ukraine S Zelensky Hosts Talks With Un Chief Leader Of Turkey

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is hosting both men Thursday away from the front lines in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, where diplomatic efforts to end the war will also be on the agenda. Meanwhile, the screams of incoming shells still dominate the whispers of diplomacy. At least 11 people were killed and 40 injured in mass Russian rocket attacks in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region on Wednesday night and Thursday morning. The attack late Wednesday in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, killed at least seven people, wounded 20 others and damaged residential buildings and urban infrastructure, authorities said. The Russian Defense Ministry claimed on Thursday that it targeted “a temporary base of foreign mercenaries” in Kharkiv, killing 90 of them. Further fueling international tensions, Russia has deployed warplanes carrying state-of-the-art hypersonic missiles to the country’s Kaliningrad region, an enclave surrounded by two NATO states. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the three leaders would also discuss the situation at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, which is Europe’s largest nuclear power plant. Moscow and Kyiv have accused each other of bombing the compound. In his nightly video speech, Zelensky reaffirmed his demand for the Russian military to leave the plant, stressing that “only complete transparency and control of the situation” by, among others, the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency, could to guarantee a return to nuclear safety. . Russia acted out the threats the factory posed in wartime. Major General Igor Kirillov, the commander of the Russian military’s radiological, chemical and biological protection forces, charged that Ukrainian troops planned to strike the plant again on Friday, while Guterres will continue to visit Ukraine to accuse Russia of nuclear terrorism . Ukraine has consistently denied targeting the plant. Kirillov said an emergency at the plant could see “a release of radioactive substances into the atmosphere and their spread hundreds of kilometers away… An emergency of this kind will cause mass migration and have more catastrophic consequences than the impending gas energy crisis in Europe.” With such stakes, the role of a mediator like Erdogan could become even more important. Erdogan, whose NATO nation is backing Ukraine in the war, also oversees a faltering economy increasingly dependent on Russia for trade. This backdrop turns Thursday’s meetings in Lviv into a diplomatic tightrope walk. Earlier this month, the Turkish leader met in southern Russia on the same issues as Russian President Vladimir Putin. Erdogan is due to hold an hour-long meeting with Zelensky before Guterres joins them both. Last month, Turkey and the UN helped broker a deal that clears the way for Ukraine to export 22 million tonnes of corn and other grains that have been stuck in Black Sea ports since Russia invaded on February 24. A separate memorandum between Russia and the UN aimed to clear roadblocks to Russian food and fertilizer shipments to world markets. The war and blocked exports have significantly worsened the global food crisis because Ukraine and Russia are major suppliers. Grain prices peaked after the Russian invasion. They have since declined, but remain significantly higher than before the COVID-19 pandemic. Developing countries have been hit particularly hard by supply shortages and high prices, and the UN has declared several African countries at risk of famine. However, even with the agreement, only a trickle of Ukrainian grain exports have so far managed. Turkey’s defense ministry said more than 622,000 tons of grain have been shipped from Ukrainian ports since the deal. If grain shipments and nuclear security were issues on which some progress could be made on Thursday, talks of a comprehensive end to the war that has killed untold thousands and forced more than 10 million Ukrainians from their homes were not expected to yield nothing substantial. In March, Turkey hosted a round of talks in Istanbul between Russian and Ukrainian negotiators, who discussed a possible deal to end hostilities. The talks broke down, with both sides blaming each other. Erdogan has performed a delicate balancing act, maintaining good relations with both Russia and Ukraine. Turkey provided Ukraine with drones, which were instrumental in preventing a Russian advance early in the conflict, but has refrained from joining Western sanctions against Russia over the war. Turkey, facing a major economic crisis with official inflation close to 80%, is increasingly reliant on Russia for trade and tourism. Russian gas covers 45% of Turkey’s energy needs, and the Russian nuclear agency is building Turkey’s first nuclear power plant. Sinan Ulgen of the Istanbul-based EDAM think tank described Turkey’s diplomatic policy as “pro-Ukrainian without being anti-Russian.” Meeting in Sochi this month, Putin and Erdogan agreed to boost energy, economic and other ties between their countries, raising concerns in the West that Ankara could help Moscow circumvent US sanctions and of the European Union. “Turkey believed that it could not afford to completely alienate Russia,” Ulgen said, noting that Turkey also needed Russia’s support in Syria to prevent a new refugee crisis. “Turkey is dependent on Russia in the field of national security.” He noted that Turkey has not recognized Russia’s 2014 annexation of the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine, but “at the same time it is the only NATO country that has not imposed sanctions against Russia.” ___ Susan Fraser reported from Ankara, Turkey. Robert Badendieck contributed from Istanbul.

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title: “Ukraine S Zelensky Hosts Talks With Un Chief Leader Of Turkey Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-01” author: “Dorothy Baynard”

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is hosting both men Thursday away from the front lines in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, where diplomatic efforts to end the war will also be on the agenda. Meanwhile, the screams of incoming shells still dominate the whispers of diplomacy. At least 11 people were killed and 40 injured in mass Russian rocket attacks in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region on Wednesday night and Thursday morning. The attack late Wednesday in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, killed at least seven people, wounded 20 others and damaged residential buildings and urban infrastructure, authorities said. The Russian Defense Ministry claimed on Thursday that it targeted “a temporary base of foreign mercenaries” in Kharkiv, killing 90 of them. Further fueling international tensions, Russia has deployed warplanes carrying state-of-the-art hypersonic missiles to the country’s Kaliningrad region, an enclave surrounded by two NATO states. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the three leaders would also discuss the situation at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, which is Europe’s largest nuclear power plant. Moscow and Kyiv have accused each other of bombing the compound. In his nightly video speech, Zelensky reaffirmed his demand for the Russian military to leave the plant, stressing that “only complete transparency and control of the situation” by, among others, the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency, could to guarantee a return to nuclear safety. . Russia acted out the threats the factory posed in wartime. Major General Igor Kirillov, the commander of the Russian military’s radiological, chemical and biological protection forces, charged that Ukrainian troops planned to strike the plant again on Friday, while Guterres will continue to visit Ukraine to accuse Russia of nuclear terrorism . Ukraine has consistently denied targeting the plant. Kirillov said an emergency at the plant could see “a release of radioactive substances into the atmosphere and their spread hundreds of kilometers away… An emergency of this kind will cause mass migration and have more catastrophic consequences than the impending gas energy crisis in Europe.” With such stakes, the role of a mediator like Erdogan could become even more important. Erdogan, whose NATO nation is backing Ukraine in the war, also oversees a faltering economy increasingly dependent on Russia for trade. This backdrop turns Thursday’s meetings in Lviv into a diplomatic tightrope walk. Earlier this month, the Turkish leader met in southern Russia on the same issues as Russian President Vladimir Putin. Erdogan is due to hold an hour-long meeting with Zelensky before Guterres joins them both. Last month, Turkey and the UN helped broker a deal that clears the way for Ukraine to export 22 million tonnes of corn and other grains that have been stuck in Black Sea ports since Russia invaded on February 24. A separate memorandum between Russia and the UN aimed to clear roadblocks to Russian food and fertilizer shipments to world markets. The war and blocked exports have significantly worsened the global food crisis because Ukraine and Russia are major suppliers. Grain prices peaked after the Russian invasion. They have since declined, but remain significantly higher than before the COVID-19 pandemic. Developing countries have been hit particularly hard by supply shortages and high prices, and the UN has declared several African countries at risk of famine. However, even with the agreement, only a trickle of Ukrainian grain exports have so far managed. Turkey’s defense ministry said more than 622,000 tons of grain have been shipped from Ukrainian ports since the deal. If grain shipments and nuclear security were issues on which some progress could be made on Thursday, talks of a comprehensive end to the war that has killed untold thousands and forced more than 10 million Ukrainians from their homes were not expected to yield nothing substantial. In March, Turkey hosted a round of talks in Istanbul between Russian and Ukrainian negotiators, who discussed a possible deal to end hostilities. The talks broke down, with both sides blaming each other. Erdogan has performed a delicate balancing act, maintaining good relations with both Russia and Ukraine. Turkey provided Ukraine with drones, which were instrumental in preventing a Russian advance early in the conflict, but has refrained from joining Western sanctions against Russia over the war. Turkey, facing a major economic crisis with official inflation close to 80%, is increasingly reliant on Russia for trade and tourism. Russian gas covers 45% of Turkey’s energy needs, and the Russian nuclear agency is building Turkey’s first nuclear power plant. Sinan Ulgen of the Istanbul-based EDAM think tank described Turkey’s diplomatic policy as “pro-Ukrainian without being anti-Russian.” Meeting in Sochi this month, Putin and Erdogan agreed to boost energy, economic and other ties between their countries, raising concerns in the West that Ankara could help Moscow circumvent US sanctions and of the European Union. “Turkey believed that it could not afford to completely alienate Russia,” Ulgen said, noting that Turkey also needed Russia’s support in Syria to prevent a new refugee crisis. “Turkey is dependent on Russia in the field of national security.” He noted that Turkey has not recognized Russia’s 2014 annexation of the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine, but “at the same time it is the only NATO country that has not imposed sanctions against Russia.” ___ Susan Fraser reported from Ankara, Turkey. Robert Badendieck contributed from Istanbul.

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title: “Ukraine S Zelensky Hosts Talks With Un Chief Leader Of Turkey Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-14” author: “Chantell Case”

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is hosting both men Thursday away from the front lines in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, where diplomatic efforts to end the war will also be on the agenda. Meanwhile, the screams of incoming shells still dominate the whispers of diplomacy. At least 11 people were killed and 40 injured in mass Russian rocket attacks in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region on Wednesday night and Thursday morning. The attack late Wednesday in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, killed at least seven people, wounded 20 others and damaged residential buildings and urban infrastructure, authorities said. The Russian Defense Ministry claimed on Thursday that it targeted “a temporary base of foreign mercenaries” in Kharkiv, killing 90 of them. Further fueling international tensions, Russia has deployed warplanes carrying state-of-the-art hypersonic missiles to the country’s Kaliningrad region, an enclave surrounded by two NATO states. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the three leaders would also discuss the situation at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, which is Europe’s largest nuclear power plant. Moscow and Kyiv have accused each other of bombing the compound. In his nightly video speech, Zelensky reaffirmed his demand for the Russian military to leave the plant, stressing that “only complete transparency and control of the situation” by, among others, the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency, could to guarantee a return to nuclear safety. . Russia acted out the threats the factory posed in wartime. Major General Igor Kirillov, the commander of the Russian military’s radiological, chemical and biological protection forces, charged that Ukrainian troops planned to strike the plant again on Friday, while Guterres will continue to visit Ukraine to accuse Russia of nuclear terrorism . Ukraine has consistently denied targeting the plant. Kirillov said an emergency at the plant could see “a release of radioactive substances into the atmosphere and their spread hundreds of kilometers away… An emergency of this kind will cause mass migration and have more catastrophic consequences than the impending gas energy crisis in Europe.” With such stakes, the role of a mediator like Erdogan could become even more important. Erdogan, whose NATO nation is backing Ukraine in the war, also oversees a faltering economy increasingly dependent on Russia for trade. This backdrop turns Thursday’s meetings in Lviv into a diplomatic tightrope walk. Earlier this month, the Turkish leader met in southern Russia on the same issues as Russian President Vladimir Putin. Erdogan is due to hold an hour-long meeting with Zelensky before Guterres joins them both. Last month, Turkey and the UN helped broker a deal that clears the way for Ukraine to export 22 million tonnes of corn and other grains that have been stuck in Black Sea ports since Russia invaded on February 24. A separate memorandum between Russia and the UN aimed to clear roadblocks to Russian food and fertilizer shipments to world markets. The war and blocked exports have significantly worsened the global food crisis because Ukraine and Russia are major suppliers. Grain prices peaked after the Russian invasion. They have since declined, but remain significantly higher than before the COVID-19 pandemic. Developing countries have been hit particularly hard by supply shortages and high prices, and the UN has declared several African countries at risk of famine. However, even with the agreement, only a trickle of Ukrainian grain exports have so far managed. Turkey’s defense ministry said more than 622,000 tons of grain have been shipped from Ukrainian ports since the deal. If grain shipments and nuclear security were issues on which some progress could be made on Thursday, talks of a comprehensive end to the war that has killed untold thousands and forced more than 10 million Ukrainians from their homes were not expected to yield nothing substantial. In March, Turkey hosted a round of talks in Istanbul between Russian and Ukrainian negotiators, who discussed a possible deal to end hostilities. The talks broke down, with both sides blaming each other. Erdogan has performed a delicate balancing act, maintaining good relations with both Russia and Ukraine. Turkey provided Ukraine with drones, which were instrumental in preventing a Russian advance early in the conflict, but has refrained from joining Western sanctions against Russia over the war. Turkey, facing a major economic crisis with official inflation close to 80%, is increasingly reliant on Russia for trade and tourism. Russian gas covers 45% of Turkey’s energy needs, and the Russian nuclear agency is building Turkey’s first nuclear power plant. Sinan Ulgen of the Istanbul-based EDAM think tank described Turkey’s diplomatic policy as “pro-Ukrainian without being anti-Russian.” Meeting in Sochi this month, Putin and Erdogan agreed to boost energy, economic and other ties between their countries, raising concerns in the West that Ankara could help Moscow circumvent US sanctions and of the European Union. “Turkey believed that it could not afford to completely alienate Russia,” Ulgen said, noting that Turkey also needed Russia’s support in Syria to prevent a new refugee crisis. “Turkey is dependent on Russia in the field of national security.” He noted that Turkey has not recognized Russia’s 2014 annexation of the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine, but “at the same time it is the only NATO country that has not imposed sanctions against Russia.” ___ Susan Fraser reported from Ankara, Turkey. Robert Badendieck contributed from Istanbul.

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title: “Ukraine S Zelensky Hosts Talks With Un Chief Leader Of Turkey Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-06” author: “Tracey Silva”

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is hosting both men Thursday away from the front lines in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, where diplomatic efforts to end the war will also be on the agenda. Meanwhile, the screams of incoming shells still dominate the whispers of diplomacy. At least 11 people were killed and 40 injured in mass Russian rocket attacks in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region on Wednesday night and Thursday morning. The attack late Wednesday in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, killed at least seven people, wounded 20 others and damaged residential buildings and urban infrastructure, authorities said. The Russian Defense Ministry claimed on Thursday that it targeted “a temporary base of foreign mercenaries” in Kharkiv, killing 90 of them. Further fueling international tensions, Russia has deployed warplanes carrying state-of-the-art hypersonic missiles to the country’s Kaliningrad region, an enclave surrounded by two NATO states. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the three leaders would also discuss the situation at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, which is Europe’s largest nuclear power plant. Moscow and Kyiv have accused each other of bombing the compound. In his nightly video speech, Zelensky reaffirmed his demand for the Russian military to leave the plant, stressing that “only complete transparency and control of the situation” by, among others, the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency, could to guarantee a return to nuclear safety. . Russia acted out the threats the factory posed in wartime. Major General Igor Kirillov, the commander of the Russian military’s radiological, chemical and biological protection forces, charged that Ukrainian troops planned to strike the plant again on Friday, while Guterres will continue to visit Ukraine to accuse Russia of nuclear terrorism . Ukraine has consistently denied targeting the plant. Kirillov said an emergency at the plant could see “a release of radioactive substances into the atmosphere and their spread hundreds of kilometers away… An emergency of this kind will cause mass migration and have more catastrophic consequences than the impending gas energy crisis in Europe.” With such stakes, the role of a mediator like Erdogan could become even more important. Erdogan, whose NATO nation is backing Ukraine in the war, also oversees a faltering economy increasingly dependent on Russia for trade. This backdrop turns Thursday’s meetings in Lviv into a diplomatic tightrope walk. Earlier this month, the Turkish leader met in southern Russia on the same issues as Russian President Vladimir Putin. Erdogan is due to hold an hour-long meeting with Zelensky before Guterres joins them both. Last month, Turkey and the UN helped broker a deal that clears the way for Ukraine to export 22 million tonnes of corn and other grains that have been stuck in Black Sea ports since Russia invaded on February 24. A separate memorandum between Russia and the UN aimed to clear roadblocks to Russian food and fertilizer shipments to world markets. The war and blocked exports have significantly worsened the global food crisis because Ukraine and Russia are major suppliers. Grain prices peaked after the Russian invasion. They have since declined, but remain significantly higher than before the COVID-19 pandemic. Developing countries have been hit particularly hard by supply shortages and high prices, and the UN has declared several African countries at risk of famine. However, even with the agreement, only a trickle of Ukrainian grain exports have so far managed. Turkey’s defense ministry said more than 622,000 tons of grain have been shipped from Ukrainian ports since the deal. If grain shipments and nuclear security were issues on which some progress could be made on Thursday, talks of a comprehensive end to the war that has killed untold thousands and forced more than 10 million Ukrainians from their homes were not expected to yield nothing substantial. In March, Turkey hosted a round of talks in Istanbul between Russian and Ukrainian negotiators, who discussed a possible deal to end hostilities. The talks broke down, with both sides blaming each other. Erdogan has performed a delicate balancing act, maintaining good relations with both Russia and Ukraine. Turkey provided Ukraine with drones, which were instrumental in preventing a Russian advance early in the conflict, but has refrained from joining Western sanctions against Russia over the war. Turkey, facing a major economic crisis with official inflation close to 80%, is increasingly reliant on Russia for trade and tourism. Russian gas covers 45% of Turkey’s energy needs, and the Russian nuclear agency is building Turkey’s first nuclear power plant. Sinan Ulgen of the Istanbul-based EDAM think tank described Turkey’s diplomatic policy as “pro-Ukrainian without being anti-Russian.” Meeting in Sochi this month, Putin and Erdogan agreed to boost energy, economic and other ties between their countries, raising concerns in the West that Ankara could help Moscow circumvent US sanctions and of the European Union. “Turkey believed that it could not afford to completely alienate Russia,” Ulgen said, noting that Turkey also needed Russia’s support in Syria to prevent a new refugee crisis. “Turkey is dependent on Russia in the field of national security.” He noted that Turkey has not recognized Russia’s 2014 annexation of the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine, but “at the same time it is the only NATO country that has not imposed sanctions against Russia.” ___ Susan Fraser reported from Ankara, Turkey. Robert Badendieck contributed from Istanbul.

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title: “Ukraine S Zelensky Hosts Talks With Un Chief Leader Of Turkey Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-24” author: “Mark Manning”

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is hosting both men Thursday away from the front lines in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, where diplomatic efforts to end the war will also be on the agenda. Meanwhile, the screams of incoming shells still dominate the whispers of diplomacy. At least 11 people were killed and 40 injured in mass Russian rocket attacks in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region on Wednesday night and Thursday morning. The attack late Wednesday in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, killed at least seven people, wounded 20 others and damaged residential buildings and urban infrastructure, authorities said. The Russian Defense Ministry claimed on Thursday that it targeted “a temporary base of foreign mercenaries” in Kharkiv, killing 90 of them. Further fueling international tensions, Russia has deployed warplanes carrying state-of-the-art hypersonic missiles to the country’s Kaliningrad region, an enclave surrounded by two NATO states. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the three leaders would also discuss the situation at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, which is Europe’s largest nuclear power plant. Moscow and Kyiv have accused each other of bombing the compound. In his nightly video speech, Zelensky reaffirmed his demand for the Russian military to leave the plant, stressing that “only complete transparency and control of the situation” by, among others, the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency, could to guarantee a return to nuclear safety. . Russia acted out the threats the factory posed in wartime. Major General Igor Kirillov, the commander of the Russian military’s radiological, chemical and biological protection forces, charged that Ukrainian troops planned to strike the plant again on Friday, while Guterres will continue to visit Ukraine to accuse Russia of nuclear terrorism . Ukraine has consistently denied targeting the plant. Kirillov said an emergency at the plant could see “a release of radioactive substances into the atmosphere and their spread hundreds of kilometers away… An emergency of this kind will cause mass migration and have more catastrophic consequences than the impending gas energy crisis in Europe.” With such stakes, the role of a mediator like Erdogan could become even more important. Erdogan, whose NATO nation is backing Ukraine in the war, also oversees a faltering economy increasingly dependent on Russia for trade. This backdrop turns Thursday’s meetings in Lviv into a diplomatic tightrope walk. Earlier this month, the Turkish leader met in southern Russia on the same issues as Russian President Vladimir Putin. Erdogan is due to hold an hour-long meeting with Zelensky before Guterres joins them both. Last month, Turkey and the UN helped broker a deal that clears the way for Ukraine to export 22 million tonnes of corn and other grains that have been stuck in Black Sea ports since Russia invaded on February 24. A separate memorandum between Russia and the UN aimed to clear roadblocks to Russian food and fertilizer shipments to world markets. The war and blocked exports have significantly worsened the global food crisis because Ukraine and Russia are major suppliers. Grain prices peaked after the Russian invasion. They have since declined, but remain significantly higher than before the COVID-19 pandemic. Developing countries have been hit particularly hard by supply shortages and high prices, and the UN has declared several African countries at risk of famine. However, even with the agreement, only a trickle of Ukrainian grain exports have so far managed. Turkey’s defense ministry said more than 622,000 tons of grain have been shipped from Ukrainian ports since the deal. If grain shipments and nuclear security were issues on which some progress could be made on Thursday, talks of a comprehensive end to the war that has killed untold thousands and forced more than 10 million Ukrainians from their homes were not expected to yield nothing substantial. In March, Turkey hosted a round of talks in Istanbul between Russian and Ukrainian negotiators, who discussed a possible deal to end hostilities. The talks broke down, with both sides blaming each other. Erdogan has performed a delicate balancing act, maintaining good relations with both Russia and Ukraine. Turkey provided Ukraine with drones, which were instrumental in preventing a Russian advance early in the conflict, but has refrained from joining Western sanctions against Russia over the war. Turkey, facing a major economic crisis with official inflation close to 80%, is increasingly reliant on Russia for trade and tourism. Russian gas covers 45% of Turkey’s energy needs, and the Russian nuclear agency is building Turkey’s first nuclear power plant. Sinan Ulgen of the Istanbul-based EDAM think tank described Turkey’s diplomatic policy as “pro-Ukrainian without being anti-Russian.” Meeting in Sochi this month, Putin and Erdogan agreed to boost energy, economic and other ties between their countries, raising concerns in the West that Ankara could help Moscow circumvent US sanctions and of the European Union. “Turkey believed that it could not afford to completely alienate Russia,” Ulgen said, noting that Turkey also needed Russia’s support in Syria to prevent a new refugee crisis. “Turkey is dependent on Russia in the field of national security.” He noted that Turkey has not recognized Russia’s 2014 annexation of the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine, but “at the same time it is the only NATO country that has not imposed sanctions against Russia.” ___ Susan Fraser reported from Ankara, Turkey. Robert Badendieck contributed from Istanbul.

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