Turkey has asked Russia and Ukraine to open an air corridor for the evacuation of its citizens.
As reported by TASS, the Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said in an interview with Turkish NTV.
“We are currently negotiating with bus companies. However, there are many people who want to return. We have taken the initiative to open an air corridor with both Russia and Ukraine. We are ready to evacuate the citizens by sea,” he said.
Çavuşoğlu said that Recep Tayyip Erdoğan continues to be in close contact with the Presidents of Russia and Ukraine, Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky. He reaffirmed their readiness to hold a meeting of the two Presidents in Turkey.
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It should be reminded that in the early morning of 24 February, Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered a message announcing the decision to launch a special military operation in Donbas.
“Circumstances require us to take decisive and immediate action. The Donbas People’s Republics have appealed to Russia. I have decided to launch a special military operation in this regard,” Putin said in a televised address to Russian citizens.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that from 05:00 (07:00 Yerevan time) on Thursday, the Russian Armed Forces carried out intensive attacks on Ukrainian military facilities and airports.
The Verkhovna Rada has declared martial law in Ukraine. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine announced the preliminary number of victims and wounded.
