“We support a diplomatic process that aims to put an end to violence and fighting,” RIA Novosti quotes Price as saying at a briefing.
According to him, Ukraine has long demonstrated a serious approach to a settlement with Russia.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said earlier that Ankara is negotiating with the parties to the Ukrainian conflict and is making every effort to organize a meeting between the presidents of Ukraine and Russia.
Prior to this, Cavusoglu informed that Putin had told his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan that he was ready to meet with the President of Ukraine.