“Of course, it will be a Ukrainian theme. You know about Mr. President’s mediation efforts in this direction... There is also the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which has suspended work,” said RIA Novosti’s diplomatic source in Ankara.

According to the agency’s interlocutor, Erdogan has already announced plans to discuss with Putin the terms of resumption of the grain deal.

In December, Putin said he plans to meet with Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan soon.

According to the Russian president, he is in constant contact with his Turkish counterpart on the issue of resolving the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.