President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country is ready to become a mediator between Russia and Ukraine.

“We support peace in the region…We have discussed these issues with friendly Russia and particularly Mr. Putin several times. We are ready to mediate by negotiating with both Ukraine and Mr. Putin. “we would like to take part in the solution to this issue,” Erdogan told Turkish reporters on a plane while returning to Turkey from Turkmenistan, NTV reports.