Russia is grateful to Turkey for negotiations with Ukraine and all sorts of mediation in resolving the situation, while Moscow considers the priority the fact of the dialogue itself, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharov said.
Today in Istanbul, another round of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine took place. As President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Medinsky noted, the meeting was constructive. After the consultation is completed, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that he reduces the fighting at the Kiev and Chernihiv directions.
“We are really grateful to Turkey for the intermediary role and mediation efforts that it provides for the Russian-Ukrainian negotiations and in general the situation”, “said Zakharov at a briefing, her words lead RIA Novosti.