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Erdogan says Russian withdrawal from Kherson is a positive step

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Reuters
Updated: Nov 10, 2022, 07:06 GMT+00:00

ANKARA (Reuters) - Russia's decision to withdraw troops from near the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson is a positive step, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of parliament from his ruling AK Party in Ankara

ANKARA (Reuters) – Russia’s decision to withdraw troops from near the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson is a positive step, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday.

Erdogan was responding to a question about prospects of talks between Moscow and Kyiv at a news conference before departing on a visit to Uzbekistan for a Turkic states summit.

(Reporting by Ali Kucukgocmen and Ezgi Erkoyun; Editing by Daren Butler)

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