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.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that delegations from Russia and the US will meet in Istanbul on Thursday to discuss restoring the functioning of their embassies.

Russia peace talks, the top Russian diplomat paid a visit to Turkey less than a week after the Ukrainian president's trip to Ankara.

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.

On the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has once again offered to organize negotiations aimed at resolving the conflict. Turkey, a NATO country with ties to both Ukraine and Russia,

NATO-member Turkey hosted initial talks between the sides months after Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine, helping secure a deal for the safe passage of grain exports in the Black Sea. It has said any future peace talks must include both countries.

Turkey said on Monday it was ready to host possible talks between Ukraine and Russia and would support any initiative leading to peace, following a visit to Ankara by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

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,