Ukraine’s Zelenskyy hosts talks with UN chief, Turkey leader

LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met the U.N. chief and Turkey’s leader in Lviv near Ukraine’s border with Poland. Thursday’s (Aug. 18, 2022) talks focused on the recent deal to resume Ukraine’s grain exports, the volatile situation at a Russian-occupied nuclear power plant and efforts to help end the war. But little progress was reported. It was Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s first visit to Ukraine since the outbreak of the war, and the second by U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres. Erdogan has positioned himself as a go-between in efforts to stop the fighting. While Turkey is a NATO member, its economy is reliant on Russia for trade, and it has tried to steer a middle course between the two combatants.