At the start of talks with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in Sochi, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the two of them had raised relations between the two countries to a “very good, high level”, APA reports citing Al Jazeera.
Welcoming Erdogan, Putin said they would discuss Ukraine and the Black Sea grain deal, which Russia quit in July. He also said he hoped they would wrap up talks soon on creating a “hub” in Türkiye for exports of Russian gas.