Turkey's Erdogan tells Putin: full inquiry into dam collapse needed

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in a phone call on Wednesday that a comprehensive investigation was needed into the destruction of a vast dam on the frontline between Russian and Ukrainian forces.

Ukraine and Russia blame each other for the destruction of the dam, which has sent floodwaters across a war zone and forced thousands to flee.

Erdogan told Putin that an international commission that includes the U.N. and Turkey could be formed to look into the issue, a statement from Erdogan's office said. Erdogan earlier talked to Ukraine's President Zelenskiy on the same issue.