 Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for talks in Kazakhstan on Thursday, a meeting at which Turkey is likely to raise ideas for peace in Ukraine. Kremlin aide Yuri Yushekov told reporters on Wednesday. The Kremlin aide said reports suggested the Turkish side had considerations to put forward to Putin. The European Commission's President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday that the EU has proposed to grant candidate status to Bosnia and Herzegovina. It's now a year ago that I visited the Western Balkans, and it was so obvious that our opponents look at the Western Balkans as a geopolitical chessboard. Their goal is to drive a wedge between the Western Balkans and the rest of Europe. And yet the overwhelming majority, and that's heartwarming, the overwhelming majority of citizens in the Western Balkans aspire to be part of the European Union. And that is why we must strengthen the credibility of our accession process. Ukraine and Moldova are now candidates for joining to joining our Union. And today, we have proposed to grant candidate status to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the college decision. We have recognized Georgia's European perspective too. So wind of change is once again blowing through Europe, and we have to capture this momentum. We have to push for this momentum. The Western Balkans belong in our family, and we have to make this very, very clear. Hello, hope you enjoyed the news. Please do subscribe to our YouTube channel and don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.