Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the leader of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan for a long time offers to organize his meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, according to Putin, Erdogan is making a serious contribution to the normalization of the situation and the resolution of a number of serious issues around the crisis, RIA Novosti reported.

"Yes, he keeps suggesting a meeting with Zelenskyy for a long time, there is nothing wrong with that, the Turkish president is making a significant contribution to the normalization of the situation, including, say, on food solutions, the food issue, the export of Ukrainian grain through Odessa, this is also largely the result of his work, so he does make a serious contribution to addressing a number of serious issues arising around this crisis," Putin told reporters at a press conference following his visit to Uzbekistan, answering a question about whether President Erdogan had voiced a proposal to meet with Zelenskyy.