The top diplomat says Ankara’s claims of wanting to act as a mediator in the conflict are at odds with its continued arms shipments to Kiev Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has criticized Türkiye for continuing to supply weapons to Ukraine while proclaiming its readiness to act as a mediator in the conflict. In an interview with the Turkish news outlet Hürriyet published on Friday, Lavrov called the inconsistency in Ankara’s approach “perplexing.” Since the escalation of the conflict