Turkey's parliament is not ready to ratify Sweden's bid to join NATO, Erdogan says.

Russian ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov says the United States should remove sanctions barriers to restore the Black Sea grain initiative.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey may end its bid to join the European Union.

The action comes at a delicate moment for US-Turkey relations, with Washington hoping Ankara will ratify NATO membership for Sweden.

Erdogan says Russia should not to be “marginalized” in negotiations aimed at restoring the Black Sea grain export deal, stressing that any initiative that isolates Moscow is unlikely to be sustainable.

The US reportedly warns Turkey against helping Russia bypass American sanctions.

Thousands have been killed during the three-decade conflict between Turkey and the autonomy-seeking militant group.