Turkey calls for Russia, Ukraine truce ahead of Erdogan-Putin meeting

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in September

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in September

Turkey on Tuesday called for a ceasefire in Ukraine just days ahead of a meeting between the leaders of Turkey and Russia in the Kazakh capital Astana. 

Turkey's call comes ahead of a meeting set for Thursday between Vladimir Putin and Erdogan, who has a good working relationship with the Russian leader despite disagreements on several issues including in Syria.