President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he hoped to discuss a potential prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine with the Kremlin leader during his visit in August.
Vladimir Putin is planning a rare overseas trip to Turkey next month, the country's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has revealed.Ukrainian President Volodymyr ZelenskyyThe Turkish president did not reveal further details of the timing of the visit in August, but said a potential prisoner swap agreement between Russia and Ukraine would be among the issues discussed.told reporters in the early hours of Saturday morning.
"If we make some phone calls before [the face-to-face meeting], we will discuss it on the call as well," he added.Mr Zelenskyy said he would wait for the outcome of any prisoner exchange deal before commenting, but added:"We are working on the return of our captives, political prisoners, Crimean Tatars.
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