This information was confirmed by the Interfax agency, which wrote that Lavrov and Fidan talked about the proposal of Russian leader Vladimir Putin regarding the beginning of direct negotiations with Ukraine regarding the resolution of the conflict.
“On May 12, there was a telephone conversation between the Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation SW Lavrov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey H. Fidan. The heads of foreign policy departments discussed issues related to the initiative of the President of the Russian Federation WW Putin, to start direct negotiations on May 15 in Istanbul. Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
On Saturday, Putin proposed direct conversations in Istanbul to “eliminate the original causes of the conflict.” US President Donald Trump, who wrote on Sunday in social media, referred to this proposal that Ukraine should accept the Russian offer of the meeting.
Earlier on Monday, the President of Ukraine Wołodymyr Zelanski discussed the key details of the meeting with the President of Turkey Tayyip Erdogan. Zełenski repeated that he would go to Turkey for peace conversations with the Russians on Thursday and would like to see President Trump there. He hopes Putin will not shout this meeting.
