A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck central Türkiye on Thursday, shaking the capital Ankara as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hosted Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky.
The quake hit at 3:46pm native time within the Kulu district of Konya province, in response to Türkiye’s Catastrophe and Emergency Authority (AFAD). The tremor was additionally reportedly felt within the surrounding provinces.
Ankara Mayor Mansur Yavas confirmed that the quake was felt within the capital, saying authorities had been “carefully monitoring developments.”
Zelensky, who had introduced his intention to go to Türkiye following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s proposal that Moscow and Kiev take part in direct talks, reportedly flew to Albania, having despatched a workforce of negotiators to Istanbul.
Final week, Putin proposed resuming direct dialogue to discover a lasting settlement to the Ukraine battle. The talks, that are anticipated to happen imminently in Istanbul, would mark the primary such assembly between Russia and Ukraine since 2022, when the peace course of was aborted by Kiev.
Zelensky, who had beforehand mentioned he would solely discuss instantly with Putin, mentioned later within the day on Thursday that he would ship a delegation led by Ukrainian Protection Minister Rustem Umerov.
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