Ankara: Trkiye's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan discussed the latest efforts Wednesday in a phone call to end the three-year Russia-Ukraine war with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, according to Turkish diplomatic sources.

According to Anadolu Agency, Lavrov earlier Wednesday said Russia proposed holding the second round of direct negotiations with Ukraine on June 2 in Istanbul, Russian state-run news media TASS reported. 'With the support of the United States, Saudi Arabia, and Trkiye, it was possible to create conditions for the resumption of direct Russian-Ukrainian negotiations,' Lavrov said in a statement.

He noted that the first round of talks took place on May 16 in Istanbul, resulting in a prisoner exchange of 1,000 from each side. The parties also agreed to prepare position documents toward a sustainable settlement.