Russia-Ukraine, Erdogan slows down on mediation. And Moscow is looking for soldiers in prisons

KIEV – “There is no meeting on the horizon between the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky and the Russian one Vladimir Putinthere are no requirements, “says the spokesperson for Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The admission is significant, because the Turkish president has long been the most accredited negotiator between Russia and Ukraine and made a major contribution earlier in July to suspend the Russian naval blockade, which was holding ships down