Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky in Ankara on Tuesday, as Kyiv seeks to shore up its position in response to US-Russia talks.

So, as you know, starting from Syria and energy caucuses, the war in Ukraine, you know, we are importing a bulk of our energy from Russia. So and the security of ships in the Black Sea, the maritime security of the ships are very much important.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy places a wreath at the mausoleum of Turkey's first president, Mustafa Ataturk.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy places a wreath at the mausoleum of Turkey's first president, Mustafa Ataturk.

Turkey has offered to host negotiations “between both parties” to end the war in Ukraine after backing an American push for peace. As the war enters its fourth year, the offer follows talks between the foreign ministers of Russia and Turkey in Ankara on Monday and a new US-led drive to end the conflict that has taken a sharp turn in Moscow’s

Turkey is open to providing security guarantees for Ukraine as part of a final deal with Russia to end the war, the Turkish foreign minister said on Monday during a press briefing with his Russian counterpart.

A dozen leaders from Europe and Canada are in Ukraine to mark the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion and discuss support with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. They include European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Turkey’s largest oil refiner Tupras has stopped buying Russian crude because of U.S. sanctions announced on January 10 against Russian energy companies and tankers carrying Russian oil, the company said on a call following an earnings report.

Like the EU, Turkey has also been shut out of US-Russian conversations on Ukraine. President Erdogan wants to change all that and play a bigger role in future negotiations, even if it's a long shot.