Zelenskyy: Türkiye as sole mediator isn't enough for us

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that while he appreciates Turkiye's help, Turkiye alone will not be enough as a mediator in the war. Source: Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the national joint 24/7 newscast Quote: "They [Turkiye - ed.] want to be mediators.

But President Erdogan knows... I am grateful to him for everything, but he should know that Turkiye alone as a mediator is not enough for us. The Peace Summit format is better for us.

I do not believe that Turkiye alone would be able to clamp down on Putin's policy, with all due respect to our Turkish partners.

They have done a lot for us, but they also have a strong relationship with Russia and their own interests, including economic interests. So I think Turkiye would not be enough. Of course they will be among the leaders and countries that can carry out a mediation mission.

But we need more than mediation. Because Minsk [the Minsk agreements of 2014-15] was also on a mediation mission, and that yielded no result - at least, not one that was positive for us." Details: Zelenskyy added that arranging the Peace Summit, which is planned to be held in Switzerland, is difficult because Ukraine needs to bring a large number of countries together.

However, in his opinion, this number of countries "will be able to at least try to force Russia into a just peace".

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