(30 May 2025)
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Kyiv, Ukraine – 30 May 2025
1. Wide of Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan during news conference with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha
2. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Hakan Fidan, Turkish foreign minister:
"We have reached critical crossroads in the war. There are two paths in front of us. Either we will turn a blind eye to the continuation of the war, or we will reach a lasting peace within the end of the year."
3. Cutaway
4. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Hakan Fidan, Turkish foreign minister:
"The rapid completion of the swap agreement reached in Istanbul proved that negotiations can yield concrete results. We want the momentum gained in Istanbul to continue."
5. Cutaway
6. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Hakan Fidan, Turkish foreign minister:
"Our belief is this: As long as we remain at the negotiation table, progress can be made. The previous meeting had a prisoner exchange as a concrete outcome and the parties agreed to declare their positions regarding the ceasefire to each other."
7. Cutaway
8. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Hakan Fidan, Turkish foreign minister:
"I think that a leaders’ meeting in the next stages would be very good, especially for a long-term ceasefire to be implemented. We believe that the talks held in Istanbul could be crowned with a meeting between Mr. Trump, Mr. Putin and Mr. Zelenskyy, hosted by Mr. Erdogan.
9. End of news conference
STORYLINE:
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan continued to engage in shuttle diplomacy Friday during a trip to Kyiv.
Earlier in the week he was in Moscow meeting with Russian officials.
In a joint news conference with his Ukrainian counterpart, Andrii Sybiha, Fidan said “critical crossroads” had been reached in the conflict between Ukraine and Russia.
He reiterated Turkey’s offer to continue hosting peace talks between the two countries.
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