Turkiye has expressed its willingness to provide troops for a peacekeeping force in Ukraine.
This development raises “certain hopes” for a potential ceasefire in the region.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, however, tempered expectations, stating that he doesn’t expect “quick solutions” to the long-standing US-Russian tensions at the high-level talks in Istanbul.
Meanwhile, France’s Defense Minister, Sebastien Lecornu, revealed that Paris and Kyiv have been engaged in discussions over a minerals deal for months, highlighting that the US is not the only potential commercial partner in the region.
Turkiye’s potential involvement in a peacekeeping mission could play a crucial role in easing the burden on its NATO allies, as European nations explore a European-led peacekeeping force for Ukraine.