The next meeting of Russian and Ukrainian negotiating teams will be held in the Turkish metropolis Istanbul, according to a statement from the Directorate of Communications.
In a phone call, Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russia’s Vladimir Putin discussed the latest developments and negotiation processes in the Russia-Ukraine war.
Stressing the need for an immediate cease-fire and peace between Russia and Ukraine as well as steps to improve the humanitarian situation in the region, Erdogan said Turkey would continue to lend every kind of support to this process.
No dates were given for the meeting.
On March 10, Turkey made headlines worldwide for hosting the Russian and Ukrainian foreign ministers in the southern Turkish city of Antalya, the highest-level meeting of the two sides since the war began, on February 24.