Russia Today reported Satuday that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is ready to hold a meeting with him.

Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said, according to TRT Haber channel, that Zelensky confirmed during his contacts with Erdogan his readiness to hold a meeting with Putin in Istanbul or Ankara.

"Our president has just conveyed this message to Putin. We will continue our work in this direction," Kalin added.

The official added, "Having such a meeting undoubtedly will positively affect the current situation. We, as Turkey, are ready to contribute to this."

Erdogan has previously offered several times to organize a meeting between Putin and Zelensky in Turkey with the aim of settling the current crisis between Russia and Ukraine.

According to the Turkish Anadolu Agency, Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin announced that talks will be held between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on Sunday, regarding Russian military intervention in Ukraine.

This came in statements he made to reporters, Saturday, about the ongoing war in Ukraine, after an event held at the Ataturk Cultural Center in Istanbul.

Kalin indicated that Erdogan made two separate phone calls on Friday with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

He continued: "Today these talks will continue with the President of the European Union and the Prime Minister of Canada, and tomorrow he will also hold a conversation with Mr. Putin."

Kalin stressed that efforts are currently focused primarily on stopping the war, which has reached its tenth day, noting that President Erdogan is making an intense diplomatic move in this regard.

"We continue our calls to all parties, especially the Russian side, to stop these attacks immediately and come to the negotiating table," he added.

He explained that the talks are continuing within this context, pointing out that his country is in close contact with the Ukrainian and Russian delegations, which completed the second round and will hold the third round of negotiations in the coming days.

And he added, "Our basic principle here is to protect and respect Ukraine's territorial integrity, sovereignty and political unity within the framework of international law. Whatever demands and concerns expressed by Russia, they must be dealt with and evaluated through negotiations, not war. This is our basic approach."

Kalin noted that if the war continues or is prolonged, its results will be devastating and lead to more loss of life, "therefore, the intense diplomatic activity of our president will continue in this regard."

He indicated that Turkey enjoys good relations, whether with Russia or Ukraine, stressing that it is one of the few actors able to talk with both sides.

And he added, "Our president has very good relations with both Putin and Zelensky, and by bringing all of these things together we are focusing on what we can contribute to ending the war. Turkey is ready to do what is on its shoulders."

Answering a question about whether Turkey is considering adopting a sanctions decision against Russia, Kalin confirmed that the matter is not currently on the table, refusing to push Ankara to be in a position as if it were a party to the war, and stressing the need for his country to remain able to talk with both sides.

And he added, "It is very important that there be an interlocutor that the Russian side trusts and continues to talk to. It is only in this way that major wars and conflicts can be avoided, and in order for these negotiations and this diplomatic movement to succeed, this line of confidence must remain open."

He stressed that Turkey will continue to play its role, "otherwise it will not be possible to save the entire region from destruction."