Turkey On Russia VS Ukraine

AKTAU, Turkey Turkey said on Friday a war in eastern Ukraine would not end quickly, as fighting between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian government forces killed dozens of people this week.

At least 32 people were killed on Thursday, the deadliest day in the worst violence in the region since mid-December. A Ukrainian military spokesman said the separatists were stepping up attacks.

Turkey, which shares a 900-km (560-mile) border with Ukraine, is one of a number of countries expressing concern about the conflict and there are growing signs of unease among Turkish citizens, including from nationalists on social media sites.

"An escalation is something we have to be prepared for. It will not end easily. We must be ready for this. We cannot become stuck to a point we cannot handle," Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said in an interview with CNN Turk broadcast on Saturday.

He said he expected Ukraine and Russia to work together to find a solution to the conflict. He said he had a lot of faith in President Petro Poroshenko's leadership and that the Ukrainian armed forces were "fully capable" of defeating the rebels.

A Russian security official said the Ukrainian rebels were responsible for the blast that tore through a train in the center of the town of Konstantinovka on Thursday. The driver was killed.

"We believe there is a link between the attack and the planned rally. Otherwise, why would they blow up a train if they could get away?" the official said.

"The fact that this was a military group would also support this theory. The group had not been tracked before, but was known to Russia and Ukraine security forces. I cannot say if they were from Russia, Ukraine or a different country. They moved around in buses and in cars."

On Thursday Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey shared Ukraine's concerns and was studying how to contribute to a solution to the crisis.

"This is a very grave matter ... for both Ukraine and Russia. I am very concerned," Erdogan said.

"It is possible that Turkey could host such a meeting and invite international players. Turkey has all sorts of possibilities and possibilities to contribute to a solution," Erdogan said in a speech to provincial leaders of his AK Party in Ankara.

"Turkey has to make its contributions," he said. "As Turkey is capable of contributing to a solution, and needs no permission from anyone. It will do what it thinks is right."

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, in a phone call with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, expressed concern about the rising number of casualties in the Ukraine conflict and urged the Kremlin to stop supporting the separatists, the U.S. State Department said on Friday.

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