Russia has expressed readiness to continue high-level trilateral negotiations with Ukraine, mediated by Turkey.

Addressing a press conference following his talks with Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu in Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said if such initiatives appear, we would be happy to continue communicating in this format.

Sergei Lavrov said Moscow would only be interested in talks with Ukraine if these would lead to concrete results and solve existing problems.

Speaking on the occasion, Turkish Foreign Minister said his country is ready to host a potential meeting between the presidents of Russia and Ukraine.