The Turkish president and his Russian counterpart discussed trade and other “international topics,” the Kremlin has said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has pledged to increase trade flows between Türkiye and Russia following a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday. In a statement released after the call, Erdogan’s office said that he and Putin discussed “Türkiye-Russia bilateral relations as well as regional and global issues,” with Erdogan stating that he aims “to