The visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Turkey, which was planned for February 12, has been postponed. The visit will probably be postponed to the end of April or the beginning of May.
What is known about the cancellation of Putin's visit to Turkey
The two leaders are expected to meet in late April or early May after local elections are held on March 31 in Turkey and presidential elections on March 17 in Russia.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that preparations for Putin's meeting with Turkish President Erdogan are ongoing, but the date of the visit has not yet been determined.
Moscow and Ankara will announce the dates of the visit "as soon as the dates are agreed, naturally, taking into account the electoral cycle in our country and the busy work schedule of the Turkish president," Peskov said.
Putin's trip, which has been postponed twice since late last year, is set to be Putin's first visit to a NATO member state since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022.
What is known about Putin's visit to Turkey
A Turkish official told Reuters last week that Putin would visit NATO member Turkey on February 12.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said earlier this week that Putin and Erdogan will discuss the gas hub, the war in Ukraine and grain exports from the Black Sea during their meeting.
Against the background of preparations for Putin's visit, the European Commission reminded Ankara that the International Criminal Court had issued an arrest warrant for the Russian dictator, considering him guilty of the illegal deportation of thousands of children from Ukraine.
