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Turkish President Recep Erdogan said on April 11 at a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that Ankara will not recognize the annexation of Crimea to Russia, the internet portal of the Turkish edition Sabah reported.

“We have once again confirmed our decision not to recognize the annexation of Crimea,” the newspaper quoted Erdogan as saying.