# Erdogan and Putin discuss Black Sea navigation safety by phone

https://mins.news/en/item/94148

- CGTN, 2026-10-07 11:41 UTC
- World
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-10-07/news-1R3gtfvGAuI/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed efforts to protect navigation in the Black Sea during a phone call on Wednesday, Türkiye’s communications directorate said. Erdogan stressed the need to safeguard shipping and said Türkiye was ready to help Moscow and Kyiv begin direct contacts.

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