Turkish President commented on the incident, which occurred in the Black Sea near the Kerch Strait. According to the Turkish leader, allow denote the crisis can not be without discussion in a multilateral format.
Photos from the meeting of the Presidents of Russia and Turkey in Ankara
Recep Erdogan, that he had already talked about the events in the Black Sea and with Vladimir Putin, and Petro Poroshenko. Now he thinks, that the settlement process must be agreed upon in the "Norman" format. Erdogan made his statement, during a visit to Buenos Aires, which hosted the summit "G-20".
Erdogan expressed hope, that the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France will meet and agree on the de-escalation.
messages come from Germany about, that the meeting in the "Norman" format may soon take place. But only provided it is not the Heads of State, and on the level of political directors.
German and Ukrainian media reported, and that, that during the talks with Angela Merkel, Vladimir Putin, in Buenos Aires, the German Chancellor has asked the Russian president to "liberate the Ukrainian sailors".
Vladimir Putin said curtly:
This issue is in the competence of the court.
Ukrainian media also provides a statement Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov:
Question mediation on the part of Western countries in the search for resolution of the crisis between Moscow and Kiev has not been discussed, and this mediation is hardly possible.
earlier, as is well known, talks with Vladimir Putin at the Argentine summit canceled Donald Trump, It linked its decision to the, what “Moscow did not let go of the Ukrainian sailors”.
