The defense ministers of Turkey, Britain and Italy called for a ceasefire in Ukraine after they met in Istanbul on Friday.

Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said "the ministers have also revealed in the meetings that there is a need for a ceasefire as soon as possible so that there are no more casualties, civilian casualties and the humanitarian situation does not further deteriorate."

Italian Defense Minister Lorenzo Guerini and British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace met for a tripartite meeting on Friday that was hosted by the Turkish defense minister.