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The continuation of military actions in Ukraine makes it difficult to achieve peace between Moscow and Kyiv, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said today in an interview with the Turkish tvnet television.

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Unfortunately, the negotiation and peace process remained in the background.

The continuation of hostilities makes it difficult to establish peace between Russia and Ukraine.

From the beginning, we adhere to a principled policy.

We have not violated the policy of balance, said the Turkish foreign minister.

Çavuşoğlu also reiterated that the West must engage in dialogue with Russia, otherwise no ceasefire agreements can be reached.

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He pointed out that "Turkey is the only NATO country whose representatives have visited both Ukraine and Russia since the beginning of the war."

Turkey does not agree with the imposition of unilateral sanctions against Russia and believes that the break in the West's relations with Russia "will inevitably affect everyone", Cavusoglu also said.

We see the cost of breaking relations with Russia.

This will inevitably affect everyone.

We are seeing what is happening with the price of natural gas.

However, Turkey does not suffer from a shortage of natural gas, as is the case in other countries.

We never accept unilateral sanctions.

A ceasefire and a just peace for Ukraine must be achieved, he pointed out.

Cavusoglu added that Turkey supports Ukraine's territorial integrity.

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