Turkey, which has the second-largest army in NATO, has expressed its readiness to send troops as part of peacekeeping forces to Ukraine, Bloomberg reports. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has held talks about this mission with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

Turkey, which has the second-largest army in NATO, has expressed its readiness to send troops as part of peacekeeping forces to Ukraine, Bloomberg reports. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held talks regarding this mission with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

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's President Tayyip Erdogan meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as they are flanked by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, February 24, 2025. Murat Cetinmuhurdar/PPO/Handout via REUTERS

Turkey, which has the second-largest army in NATO, expressed its readiness to send its troops as part of peacekeeping forces to Ukraine, Bloomberg reports. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held talks about this mission with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reportedly discussed the possibility with President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.