Erdogan Tells Zelenskiy Black Sea Attacks Are Inexplicable — SkimNews
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- Erdogan told Ukraine's Zelenskiy that recent Black Sea attacks are "inexplicable," per Reuters, spotlighting the maritime dimension of the war that Ankara has long tried to mediate.
- Zelenskiy backed Türkiye as the venue for a war-ending summit after his talks with Erdogan, while Turkey separately pushes a Black Sea truce and is working with Russia on shipping safety — a three-track diplomatic effort that only Ankara is publicly pursuing with both sides.
Why it matters: Turkey is the only capital publicly engaging both Moscow and Kyiv on parallel tracks — shipping safety, a truce, and a summit venue — which positions Erdogan as the war's most active potential mediator. Each track still requires Russian buy-in that hasn't been confirmed in the coverage, leaving Ankara's mediator role aspirational.
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