Turkey says not picking a side in Ukraine-Russia conflict - Turkish formin

Turkey is not picking a side in the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday in an interview on broadcaster NTV.

President Tayyip Erdogan called at the weekend for an end to "worrying" developments in eastern Ukraine's Donbas region after meeting his Ukrainian counterpart. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov subsequently said Turkey and other nations should not feed "belligerent sentiment" in Ukraine.