Potential negotiations between Ukraine and Russia to end the war are complicated by Russian shelling. Ibrahim Kalin, spokesman for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, stated this in an interview with CNN International..

“Russian bombing is prolonging this war and complicating any negotiations,” he said..

According to the speaker, Erdogan called on both Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky for a mutual ceasefire..

“The war has now reached a stalemate: neither side can win a decisive victory on the battlefield. But we will continue to work on a ceasefire, especially around the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.. The nuclear power plant is the biggest security threat for everyone,” he stressed..

Kalin explained that the President of Turkey, communicating with the Ukrainian and Russian leaders, sought to achieve a local ceasefire, which could become a prerequisite for a definite start of the negotiation process.. This was Erdogan's main goal. However, Kalin noted, none of the parties is now ready to lay down their arms and sit down at the negotiating table..

“We are concerned that over the next few months we will see a further escalation of the conflict in Ukraine,” he said..

He stressed that Ukraine "

“If this does not happen, if the war continues, I think that 2023 will be even more difficult for the global economy, for energy security, for grain and food security,” Kalina was quoted as saying by the publication..

After a telephone conversation with Putin, Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that calls for peace and dialogue must be backed up by a unilateral ceasefire and a "

As a result of the conversation between the Turkish and Russian leaders in December, Erdogan expressed hope for an early end to the war unleashed by Russia against Ukraine..