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Turkey’s top diplomat thinks Russia, Ukraine may soon reach compromise on talks

Hakan Fidan described the current situation where Ukraine demands a ceasefire before any talks and Russia insists that negotiations be held first as a political impasse
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan Russian Foreign Ministry/TASS
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan
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ANKARA, May 12. /TASS/. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan believes that Russia and Ukraine will reach certain compromise decisions in the next few days so they can launch dialogue on resolving the conflict.

"I think the [conflicting] parties will reach a compromise and get together in the next few days," Turkey’s top diplomat said at a news conference in Ankara. He described the current situation where Ukraine demands a ceasefire before any talks and Russia insists that negotiations be held first as a political impasse. "The two sides are making efforts to get American support. This is a normal situation," Fidan said.