Ukraine’s Zelenskiy arrives in Turkey for talks with Erdogan

Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Istanbul, Turkey March 8, 2024. Turkish Presidential Press Office/Handout via REUTERS

 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrived in the Turkish capital Ankara on Thursday for a meeting with President Tayyip Erdogan, while in Istanbul Russian and Ukranian officials were separately expected to begin peace talks.

Zelenskiy’s plane landed at Esenboga Airport in Ankara and he was scheduled to meet Erdogan at 1000 GMT.