The president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in the meeting for the Grain corridor agreement in Istanbul, Turkey on July 22, 2022. (Cem Tekkesinoglu/ dia image via Getty Images)
THE KYIV INDEPENDENT | Published November 18, 2024
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will propose his peace plan for Ukraine during the G20 talks commencing on Nov. 18, Bloomberg reported, citing undisclosed sources.
Erdogan’s proposal would include Ukraine foregoing joining NATO for at least 10 years, freezing the current front line, providing Ukraine with weapons, and deploying international troops to a demilitarized buffer zone in the Donbas, Bloomberg reported.
The Turkish leader’s proposal comes as NATO countries prepare for a Donald Trump presidency, which many fear will lead to the U.S. pressuring Ukraine to end the war quickly, even at the cost of territorial concessions.
The G20 countries are set to convene in Brazil without the participation of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Brazil is a party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), which issued an arrest warrant for Putin last year for the abduction of Ukrainian children.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will also not be present, despite numerous appeals to receive an invitation. Zelensky said on Nov. 16 that Ukraine must do everything possible to end the war through diplomatic means in 2025.
Zelensky’s words followed German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s phone conversation with Putin, during which he condemned Russia’s war against Ukraine and called to withdraw Russian troops from Ukrainian territory. He also urged Russia to negotiate with Ukraine to achieve a “just and lasting peace.”
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SOURCE: www.kyivindependent.com
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UKRAINSKA PRAVDA | Published November 18, 2024
The Bloomberg news agency, citing sources, has reported that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is going to present his peace plan concerning Russia’s war against Ukraine at the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro.
The Turkish president is also proposing that discussions on Ukraine’s accession to NATO be postponed for at least 10 years as a concession to Kremlin ruler Vladimir Putin, the sources said.
The Turkish proposal also calls for the creation of a demilitarised zone in eastern Donbas, where Russia has controlled significant amounts of territory since 2014.
Erdoğan will propose that international troops be deployed there as an additional guarantee and provide Ukraine with military supplies as compensation for agreeing not to join NATO, the agency said.
Turkish officials acknowledge that it would be difficult for Ukraine to accept such a proposal but believe it is the most realistic approach.
They want to postpone discussions about the long-term fate of the occupied territories and focus on securing a stable ceasefire in the first place, the report states.
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