Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Istanbul to meet Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for talks on bilateral cooperation and Black Sea security amid the war with Russia

An ongoing armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine that was sparked with Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014 and escalated into a full-scale invasion in February 2022, resulting in widespread casualties, displacement and significant geopolitical consequences for Europe and the world.