NATO allies Turkey and Germany on Monday appealed for a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine to open humanitarian corridors for civilian evacuations. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met in the Turkish capital Ankara with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who hopes to facilitate a solution via direct talks with Moscow. The meeting was the first between the leaders since Scholz replaced Angela Merkel, with whom Erdogan forged a special relationship. “We are in agreement on the issue of reaching a ceasefire as soon as possible,” Scholz told a joint news conference after the meeting, in comments trans…

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