Erdogan: "We want to hold a meeting at the level of Russian and Ukrainian leaders"

"Of course, the result is not what we want. But we have hopes," Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said.

"I will hold talks with my Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky in the coming days. We plan to continue the Istanbul meeting. If they agree, we want to hold a meeting at the level of the leaders in Istanbul," he said.