Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told European Council President Charles Michel on Saturday that Turkey will continue all its efforts to achieve peace between Ukraine and Russia, the Turkish presidency said in a statement.
According to the statement by Turkey's Communications Directorate, "the call addressed Russia's attack on Ukraine and the latest developments."
Erdoğan told Michel that Turkey will do its best to re-establish peace between the two warring states.
In a separate statement, the Communications Directorate said Erdoğan spoke to Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda over the phone.
The two leaders discussed the Russia-Ukraine war and regional developments, the statement said.
"Exchange with Turkey's @RTErdogan on RU (Russian) aggression in Ukraine & worsening security situation in Europe," Nauseda said on Twitter.
"Urged strengthening of defenses in eastern @NATO flank, including Baltic region. Stressed that Russia's attacks on civil nuclear facilities in #Ukraine must face international response," he added.
Erdoğan also held a phone talk with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, addressing regional developments, including the Russia-Ukraine war, and bilateral ties between Turkey and Serbia, according to a statement by Turkey's Communications Directorate.
The Turkish president congratulated his Serbian counterpart on his birthday, as well.
NATO member Turkey shares a maritime border with Ukraine and Russia in the Black Sea and has good ties with both. Ankara has called Russia's invasion of Ukraine unacceptable and offered to host peace talks.
Turkey's presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalın said earlier the president would speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday.
Russia's war on Ukraine has led to international outrage, with the EU, US, UK, and others implementing tough financial sanctions on Moscow. The West is also supplying Kyiv with weapons and humanitarian aid.
At least 351 civilians have been killed and 707 injured in Ukraine since the beginning of the war on Feb. 24, according to UN figures.
More than 1.3 million people have fled Ukraine to neighboring countries, the latest data by the UN Refugee Agency showed.
