Zelenskiy Travels to Turkey in Bid to Shore Up Defense Support

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday will visit his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a crucial weapons supplier for Kyiv as the country seeks to bolster support for its defense against Russia’s invasion.

The Ukrainian leader is set to visit shipyards where corvettes for his country’s naval fleet are being constructed, Zelenskiy’s office said in a statement Friday. The two presidents will also discuss maritime safety in the Black Sea, Kyiv’s blueprint for peace and potential prisoner exchanges between Russia and Ukraine.