Zelenskiy arrives in Istanbul for talks with Erdogan

Apr 4, 2026

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan attend a joint press conference in Ankara, Turkey, November 19, 2025. REUTERS/Umit Bektas — Umit Bektas

KYIV, April 4 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has arrived in Istanbul for talks with Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan, Zelenskiy's spokesman said on Saturday.

The spokesman also told reporters that Zelenskiy would meet Patriarch Bartholomew, the most senior cleric in the Orthodox Church.

(Reporting by Max Hunder;Editing by Alison Williams)

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