Ankara, May 15 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived here on Thursday for a meeting with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, amid renewed diplomatic efforts to end the conflict in Ukraine.

His visit to Turkiye followed Russian President Vladimir Putin's call for reviving stalled peace negotiations in Istanbul.

Zelensky has said he is prepared to attend direct peace talks with Russia in Istanbul, but only if Putin also takes part.

"I am waiting to see who will come from Russia, and then I will decide which steps Ukraine should take. So far, the signals from them in the media are unconvincing," Zelensky said late Wednesday.

However, the Kremlin has announced that Putin will not be joining the Russian delegation f...