OLEKSII REZNIKOV

The United States is still "a ways away" from any possible decision on whether to re-introduce U.S. troops into Ukraine, General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said on Monday, even as he acknowledged low-level planning underway.

President Joe Biden decided to withdraw American troops from Ukraine before Russia's Feb. 24 invasion in order to avoid a direct conflict with a nuclear-armed adversary.

Turkiye can provide ship support for the evacuation of civilians and those wounded in Mariupol, the country’s defense minister said on Saturday.

“Coordination with Russian and Ukrainian officials in this regard is continuing,” Hulusi Akar told journalists.
Akar said that Turkiye continues its diplomatic efforts to end the war between Russia and Ukraine.