Turkey supports efforts to establish a permanent peace in Ukraine with the participation of all parties, President Tayyip Erdogan told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in a phone call on Wednesday,

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday informed his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin by phone that Turkey would support a process involving "all parties" for peace in Ukraine, the Turkish presidency said.

Diplomacy has often been the last bridge standing during wars. Even when battles continue, leaders sometimes turn to talks to search for a way out. The war in Ukraine has dragged on for more than two years,