The third round of Russia-Ukraine talks on March 7, 2022. (Photo: Tass)

He said intense discussion between Moscow and Kyiv continued on the issue of securing a ceasefire, but there has been no agreement so far.

At a press conference on Monday, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said he will be attending a meeting on Saturday in the resort city of Antalya between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba.

Maria Zakharova, a spokesperson for the Russian foreign ministry, confirmed the meeting, which was proposed by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a phone call on Sunday with Russian President Vladimir Putin.