Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday pressed Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to declare a “unilateral” ceasefire in Ukraine.

“President Erdogan said that calls for peace and negotiations should be supported by a unilateral ceasefire and a vision for a fair solution,” his workplace quoted Erdogan as telling Putin in a phone name.

Erdogan was due to observe the talks with a separate dialog with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a while Thursday.

The Turkish chief has used his good relations with each Moscow and Kyiv to try to mediate an finish to the battle.

Turkey hosted two early rounds of peace talks and helped strike a UN-backed settlement restoring Ukrainian grain deliveries throughout the Black Sea.

Erdogan has additionally repeatedly tried to deliver Putin and Zelensky to Turkey for a peace summit.

Erdogan’s name for a ceasefire adopted a proposal earlier Thursday by Russia’s religious chief Patriarch Kirill for an Orthodox Christmas truce this week.

Erdogan has been ready to keep good relations with Putin by refusing to be part of Western sanction on Russia and ramping up bilateral commerce throughout the battle.

The two leaders now have tentative plans to arrange a pure fuel hub in Turkey that may supply Russia an alternate means of supplying Europe with gasoline.

Erdogan’s workplace mentioned that Turkey “has strengthened and can proceed ot strengthen the infrastructure” of the proposed hub.

The two leaders hope to “implement (the project) as soon as possible”, Erdogan’s workplace mentioned.

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