Erdogan: One of the solutions to the Russian -Ukraine conflict plan is to request Russia to return all land

According to today's Russian TV (RT) website reported on the 20th, Turkish President Erdogan said in an interview with the US Public Television Network (PBS) on Monday that a solution to Russia and Ukraine's conflict will require Russia to control it in the conflict All land returned to Ukraine.

Russian RT website report screenshot

When asked if Russia was allowed to retain Ukrainian territory controlled since the outbreak of the conflict broke out in February, Erdogan said, "No, there is no doubt that it is not possible ... if you want to establish peace in Ukraine, of course, return the invading embezzlement to be invaded. The land will become very important. This is unexpected. This is what we want ... the invaded land will return Ukraine. "

When answering questions about Crimea, the president of Turkey said, "Since 2014, we have been discussing this with my dear friend Putin, which is what we asked him. Return to its legal owner ... But unfortunately, there has been no progress since then. "

Turkish President Erdogan Tu Source: Associated Press

In March 2014, Crimea and Sevastopol held a referendum for national, and more than 90 % of the voters agreed to leave Ukraine and join Russia. Subsequently, Russian President Putin signed a treaty with representatives of the two places, allowing Crimea and Sevastopol to join the Russian Federation as the federal body. Ukraine did not recognize the aforementioned referendum and opposed Crimea and Sevastopol merged into Russia. Western countries imposed economic sanctions against Russia.

When asked about when the Russian -Ukraine conflict ended in the interview, Erdogan said, "Russia's attitude will be very important here. In Uzbekistan, President Putin and I gathered together. It was a very wide discussion. And he was actually showing to me that he was willing to end this matter as soon as possible. "

RT reported that Turkish President Erdogan basically maintained a neutral position on the conflict of Russia and Ukraine. Therefore, during the interview with PBS, he emphasized that "we cannot stand in line, we cannot favor any side. "," If we want to get the result, we will not get the results through the standing team. We will not defend a leader. On the contrary, we must seek a result to satisfy all parties. "(Editor: HHJ)

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