This after Russia in July chose not to renew the agreement that made it possible to export Ukrainian and Russian grain across the Black Sea.
Erdogan, in the same call, urged Putin to “avoid increased tensions” after Russian drones attacked grain warehouses in a port area in southern Ukraine early Wednesday morning.
Erdogan was a key player in the now-failed grain agreement and has an ambition to act as a mediator between Russia and Ukraine.
The Turkish president told Putin that scrapping the grain deal “doesn’t benefit anyone” and that the neediest countries in the world will suffer the most, according to Ankara. Erdogan vowed that Turkey will try to restore the agreement through “intensive work” and diplomacy.