Russia assesses Turkey's readiness to provide a platform for negotiations on Ukraine

Russia values Turkey's readiness to provide the Istanbul platform for negotiations on settlement with Ukraine.

This was reported by Russian Ambassador to Ankara Sergei Vershinin to the CNN-türk channel.

"We are sincerely grateful to the Turkish side for its efforts and commitment to achieving a lasting and reliable solution on Ukraine. President [Vladimir] Putin clearly stated that we are ready to resume and continue these negotiations from where they were interrupted in Istanbul in 2022. We value Turkey's readiness to provide the Istanbul platform, which we consider extremely suitable for continuing negotiation contacts. We have never ruled out political and diplomatic solutions and opportunities," the diplomat noted.

Source: TASS