ANKARA – Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will visit Kyiv on Thursday for a two-day diplomatic mission, following recent meetings in Moscow aimed at reviving stalled peace efforts to end Russia’s three-year war in Ukraine, a senior Turkish Foreign Ministry source confirmed on Wednesday.
Fidan held high-level discussions in Moscow earlier this week, including talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and top officials involved in previous negotiations hosted in Istanbul. His visit to Kyiv is expected to mirror those engagements, with planned meetings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, and Defence Minister Rustem Umerov, Ukraine’s lead negotiator in peace talks with Russia.
The Turkish diplomat is expected to renew Ankara’s offer to host further negotiations between the two sides, stressing the urgency of diplomatic solutions. “He will point to the increasingly heavier negative effects of the Russia-Ukraine war, emphasising the need for the war to end through diplomacy, and for a fair and lasting peace to be achieved,” the source said.
In addition to discussing the conflict, Fidan’s agenda includes strengthening bilateral relations between Turkey and Ukraine in areas such as trade, energy, defence, and security. He is also expected to convey Turkey’s willingness to support Ukraine’s reconstruction efforts after the war.
Earlier this month, representatives from Moscow and Kyiv met in Istanbul for the first direct talks since March 2022. While the meetings did not yield a ceasefire, both sides agreed on a prisoner exchange involving 1,000 captives and pledged to submit written proposals outlining their conditions for peace.
As international calls mount for a ceasefire, Turkey continues to position itself as a neutral facilitator with strong diplomatic channels open to both Moscow and Kyiv. NATO member Turkey has maintained a unique stance throughout the conflict, offering to mediate while preserving economic and political ties with both warring nations.