Live: Recep Tayyip Erdogan expected in Sochi to meet Vladimir Putin

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected to push for a ceasefire when he meets Vladimir Putin on Friday during the Russian leader’s stay in Sochi on the Black Sea . Their last meeting led to the establishment of an agreement on Ukrainian cereals. Follow the latest developments in the war in Ukraine. 4:07 a.m .: Recep Tayyip Erdogan expected in Sochi The end of the war in Ukraine and perhaps the start of another in Syria will dominate the new meeting, Friday in Sochi, between Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan. 2:16 a.m.: Three new boats carrying grain will leave Ukraine on Friday Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar has claimed that three new boats carrying more than 58,000 tons of corn will leave Ukraine on Friday, the agency reported. Anadolu state press. “The departure of the three ships is planned thanks to the intensive work of the Joint Coordination Center,” said the minister, without specifying the port of departure of the ships. A first shipment of cereals exported by Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian invasion February 24 had left the port of Odessa on Monday. After an inspection by Turkish, Russian and Ukrainian experts off Istanbul on Wednesday, it resumed its journey to Lebanon. With AFP and Reuters