Turkey's foreign minister will reiterate at Sunday's meeting of European leaders in London an offer from Ankara to host peace talks between Ukraine and Russia, a Turkish diplomatic source said on Saturday.

As officials in Washington, D.C., and Moscow prepare to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is critical of negotiations that exclude his nation.

Turkeys Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will reiterate Ankaras willingness to mediate Ukraine-Russia peace talks at a European leaders meeting in London on Sunday, a Turkish diplomatic source confirmed.

Russian and U.S. diplomats will meet in Istanbul on Thursday for talks aimed at restoring their respective diplomatic missions, seen as a step towards ending the war in Ukraine, both sides said on Wednesday.

The head of Türkiye’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hakan Fidan, will repeat Ankara’s proposal to hold peace talks between Ukraine and Russia. This will occur tomorrow, March 2, during a meeting of European leaders in London,

Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will brief European leaders on Sunday on Ankara’s efforts to find a ‘fair and lasting peace’ to the war, the report said

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will repeat Ankara's proposal to hold direct peace talks between Ukraine and Russia in Türkiye at a meeting of European leaders in London on Sunday. Source: a Turkish diplomatic source told Reuters on Saturday,