Turkey's foreign minister will reiterate at Sunday's meeting of European leaders in London an offer from Ankara to host peace talks between Ukraine and Russia, a Turkish diplomatic source said on Saturday.

Turkey may send peacekeeping forces to Ukraine, but only with Russia's consent and after the adoption of a UN Security Council resolution, claims Professor Deniz Tansi from Yeditepe University. According to the Polish Press Agency,

Russia peace talks, the top Russian diplomat paid a visit to Turkey less than a week after the Ukrainian president's trip to Ankara.

ANKARA - Turkey said on Monday it was ready to host possible talks between Ukraine and Russia and would support any initiative leading to peace, following a visit to Ankara by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will repeat Ankara's proposal to hold direct peace talks between Ukraine and Russia in Türkiye at a meeting of European leaders in London on Sunday. Source: a Turkish diplomatic source told Reuters on Saturday,

Erdogan says Ankara fully supports Ukraine's territorial integrity and is ready to contribute for peace as Washington excludes Kyiv in talks with Russia

NATO-member Turkey hosted initial talks between the sides months after Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine, helping secure a deal for the safe passage of grain exports in the Black Sea. It has said any future peace talks must include both countries.

The head of Türkiye’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hakan Fidan, will repeat Ankara’s proposal to hold peace talks between Ukraine and Russia. This will occur tomorrow, March 2, during a meeting of European leaders in London,

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov plans to visit Turkey next week as part of his regional tour, sources familiar with the matter told Middle East Eye. Lavrov is expected to be in Ankara on 24-25 February, according to one of the sources.