ANKARA (AA) - Anadolu Agency is here with a rundown of the latest developments in Turkiye and around the world.
Turkiye will implement all provisions of the Montreux Convention in a transparent manner as the situation in Ukraine constitutes a “war,” Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Sunday.
Turkiye's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov held a phone call Sunday to discuss the latest developments in Ukraine.
Turkish nationals evacuated from Ukraine due to Russia's military intervention continued to arrive in Turkiye by land Sunday through Romania and Bulgaria due to the closure of Ukrainian air space.
Orthodox Christians in Turkiye's southern Antalya province gathered Sunday and prayed for peace as clashes between Ukraine and Russia entered their fourth day.
Turkiye reported 49,792 new coronavirus cases, 206 deaths and 69,845 recoveries Sunday, according to the Health Ministry.
Russian forces have taken control of all administrative buildings in Ukraine’s city of Berdyansk, its mayor said Sunday.
- Other developments worldwide
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced Sunday that a delegation representing his country and Russian officials would meet at the border with Belarus.
Ukraine's foreign minister said Russia's getting ready to hold talks "without any preconditions" already means "a victory for Ukraine."
The European Union agreed Sunday to step up assistance to Ukraine amid Russia’s intervention with the bloc’s foreign ministers unanimously agreeing to spend hundreds of millions of euros to purchase lethal arms for the country as well as on non-lethal supplies such as fuel.
The UN Security Council voted to convene a special General Assembly session Monday to discuss Russia's military actions in Ukraine.
A large deployment of Russian troops and tanks were seen moving towards Ukraine's capital Kyiv on Sunday, according to Maxar, the US-based space technology and intelligence company.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke by phone early Monday with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual head of around 300 million Orthodox Christians worldwide.
While Russian military attacks continued against Ukraine, protesters in various countries took to the streets to condemn Moscow's policy against Kyiv.
Ukraine has raised more than $10 million through thousands of cryptocurrency donations since the beginning of the war with Russia, blockchain analytics firm Elliptic said Sunday.