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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit Turkey on October 31, 2026, at the invitation of Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Bilateral cooperation, the war, and the situation in the Black Sea will be discussed in Istanbul.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Donald Trump in a phone call that Ankara is ready to help resume diplomatic dialogue between Ukraine and Russia.

At a briefing in New York, Erdogan announced that Turkey has stepped up its efforts to restore the grain corridor in the Black Sea and that it received a positive response from Zelensky. Ankara also handed Kyiv and Moscow a de-escalation plan.

Zelensky and Erdogan discussed Black Sea security, the restoration of the maritime export corridor, and a potential drone agreement. Kyiv named Russia's readiness to stop strikes as the condition for a ceasefire.

RBK-Ukraine found that Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkey lobbied for the lifting of EU sanctions on Usmanov. Kyiv demands national restrictions as an alternative.

Ukraine’s Ambassador to Turkey, Nariman Jelyal, told RBC-Ukraine in an interview that Ankara is ready to allow the ombudsman to visit prisoners, but Russia is consistently blocking all humanitarian initiatives aimed at releasing Ukrainian citizens.

Turkey is holding round-the-clock talks with Kyiv and Moscow on a new security mechanism in the Black Sea. Shipping has halted, 100 million tonnes of grain cannot reach the market, and wheat prices have hit a three-year high.

According to a Rating Group poll (4–9 August 2026), Macron (79%) became the leader of Ukrainians' sympathy ratings, while Trump ended up among the least popular. Respondents expressed the strongest negativity toward Putin (97%) and Lukashenko (90%).

Israel's strike on Abu al-Duhur air base in Idlib on August 18 exposed the absence of a de-escalation mechanism between Tel Aviv and Ankara. The Jerusalem Post compares the situation to the 2015 scenario but emphasizes: Erdogan's Turkey is not Putin's Russia, and the "red lines" will not work here.

🇹🇷🇸🇾 Erdogan's Visit to Syria: A New Chapter in Ankara-Damascus Relations. Ambassador Yilmaz confirmed that President Erdogan's visit to Damascus will definitely take place before the end of 2026. This visit will be a landmark event, symbolizing a new phase in relations between Turkey and the government of Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa. #Turkey #Syria #Erdogan #Diplomacy

🇹🇷 Erdogan announced that Turkey no longer strives for the EU! The President stated that Europe needs Ankara more than it needs Brussels. 🔥 Behind the scenes — a tough trade for defense billions and access to the SAFE fund. 📉 Internal «shake-up» of the government against the backdrop of the failure of the contract with BYD. 🌍 Turkey is actively diversifying alliances: BRICS, SCO, and independence. #Turkey #Erdogan #EU #Geopolitics #XABinfo

🇹🇷 Turkey takes a historic step: parliament passes law to end 40-year conflict with PKK. The document provides amnesty for 3,500 fighters who surrender weapons, but does not cover PKK founder Abdullah Öcalan. Nationalist leader Bahçeli supported Erdoğan's initiative, however, Kurds call Öcalan's release the main condition for peace. #Turkey #PKK #Politics #PeaceProcess

The US State Department has officially stated that Turkey currently does not have the right to purchase F-35 fighters, despite Donald Trump's promises. The main obstacle remains Ankara's possession of Russian S-400 systems, as well as Israel's categorical objection. 🇹🇷✈️🚫

Turkish media have revealed new details of the FETÖ conspiracy against Erdoğan: they planned to shoot down his plane in mid-air or stage a massacre at a parade modeled after the assassination of Sadat. The conspirators even prepared a version claiming the president fled with gold and died in a shootout. 🇹🇷🚁🔫

Turkey seeks a way out of the deadlock with the US: Ankara admits that Russian S-400s block access to F-35 fighters 🇹🇷✈️. The Ministry of Defense confirmed work on the issue but does not rule out that selling the systems will not remove all of Washington's concerns. 🇺🇸🚫

Before the NATO summit, an air raid alarm was declared in Turkey due to a Russian missile that went off course over Abkhazia. A Patriot battery was put on alert, but the missile fell into the sea. Meanwhile, Erdogan gifted leaders revolvers, which many could not take out due to laws 🇹🇷🚀🔫