Erdogan Discusses Grain, Energy Issues With Russia And Ukraine

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and related grain and energy issues in separate phone calls with his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts, officials of the nations involved said. Following the early call with Russia's Vladimir Putin, the Turkish presidential office said on December 11 that Erdogan "expressed his sincere wish for the termination of the Russia-Ukraine war as soon as possible." In a similar statement following Erdogan's call with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the Turkish leader's…