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Turkey could mediate Russia-Ukraine nuclear plant standoff: Erdogan

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  • 3 Sep 2022 22:08
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Turkish President Erdogan and his Russian counterpart discussed grain exports, which have been significantly harmed by the Ukraine war, over the phone.

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  • Turkey could mediate Russia-Ukraine nuclear plant standoff: Erdogan
    Turkish President Erdogan and Russian President Putin spoke over the phone on Saturday. [Getty images]

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan offered to mediate the impasse over a Russian-controlled nuclear power station in Ukraine on Saturday, escalating fears of a catastrophic calamity.

The offer came only hours after the International Atomic Energy Agency announced that Ukraine's Zaporozhye nuclear power facility had been severed from its final remaining main power line to the grid and was now reliant on a reserve line.

Shelling in the vicinity of Europe's largest nuclear reactor, Zaporozhye has raised concerns in recent weeks.

Ukraine said Friday that it targeted a Russian station near Energodar, damaging three artillery systems and an ammo store.

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Erdogan on Saturday told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that "Turkey can play a facilitator role in the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, as they did in the grain deal," the Turkish presidency said. 

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