Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of | Russia in Canada

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan

The President of Russia expressed gratitude to the Turkish leader for his assistance in exchanging Russian citizen Konstantin Yaroshenko for US citizen Trevor Reed at Ankara airport.

The parties continued discussing the humanitarian aspects of the developments in Ukraine and Donbass, in particular, taking into account the results of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’s talks in Moscow.

Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed to maintain further contacts.