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Türkiye says any Ukraine peace deal hard to digest, but better than more death

Hakan Fidan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye

04 April 2025 16:27 (UTC +04:00)

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told Reuters on Friday that any potential peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia would be "difficult to digest" but still better than the alternative of more death and destruction, APA reports.

In an interview on the sidelines of a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels, Fidan said Türkiye supported a U.S. initiative to seek an end to the war in Ukraine, but that it was not easy to reach a deal.

The sides remained a "little bit far away" from reaching an agreement, he told Reuters.

Asked about potential security guarantees for Ukraine, Fidan said Europe could not provide sufficient guarantees on its own without U.S. support but added that a deterrence factor was needed for the fighting not to restart.

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