Mr Erdogan, who has forged good ties with both Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Vladimir Putin, has broken his silence on Moscow’s attack on Kiev. In a tone notoriously more diplomatic than that of Western leaders, the Turkish president claimed he sees the two nations as “friendly countries”. In what seems an attempt not to spoil his relations with any of those involved in the conflict, he added: “Turkey supports Ukraine’s battle to protect its territorial integrity.”
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