Turkiye’s Erdogan urges Russia and Ukraine to stop Black Sea attacks

Turkish president hosts Zelenskyy in Istanbul as the two leaders agree to work on a new Black Sea grain corridor.Published On 31 Oct 202631 Oct 2026Turkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has urged both Russia and Ukraine to stop targeting civilian ships in the Black Sea, as he and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy agreed to work on a new grain corridor through the waterway.Erdogan made the comments on Saturday at a joint news conference with Zelenskyy in Istanbul, saying attacks on civilian vessels were unacceptable, whoever carries them out.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Ukraine invests in firepower as it inflicts a new Russian casualty recordlist 2 of 4Rubio hosts G20 talks as Russia’s Lavrov presence sparks tensionslist 3 of 4Rival US and Russian resolutions on Western Sahara fail at UNlist 4 of 4Evacuees from Russian-occupied Oleshky arrive in Ukraine via Belarusend of listThe talks came on the same day US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said there was growing international interest in a limited ceasefire in the Black Sea to secure grain and energy shipments by both countries.“It is clear that attacks against civilian vessels and actions that further escal...