Turkish foreign minister Hakan Fidan noted that the conflicting parties in the Ukraine issue will meet in the coming days

"I believe that in the coming days the parties will gather in one place to reach a compromise. Now, as you know, the Ukrainian party first announces the need for a ceasefire, then negotiations, the Russian side announces the need for negotiations, then a ceasefire... This is a normal process. We want the parties to come together and ensure a ceasefire. We hope that this will happen, our work is underway in that direction, the Turkish FM said at a press conference in Ankara on Monday.

On Sunday, Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed Russian and foreign media and proposed Ukraine to resume direct talks without preconditions on Thursday in Istanbul, Turkey.

Also on Sunday, US President Donald Trump called on the Ukrainian authorities to immediately agree to the Russian president's proposal to hold talks in Turkey.

And Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in turn, said that he would wait for Putin in Turkey on Thursday.