Ukraine war: Turkey's unique role in peace negotiations

By Massimo D'Angelo, PhD Researcher at the Institute for Diplomacy and International Governance, Loughborough University

After more than a month of fighting, a fresh round of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine has begun in Istanbul in the hope that progress can be made. Following weeks of fruitless talks in Belarus, negotiations were hosted by the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who made a short opening statement telling both sides: “The world is waiting for good news, and good news from you.”

The very fact that talks have moved from…

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