Turkey is ready to host peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul again, President Tayyip Erdogan told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in a phone call on Sunday, Erdogan's office said.

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The president, who begins a tour of the Middle East today, says he has high expectations for the meeting in Turkey and Erdogan's management and is considering joining "if he deems it would be useful".