Russian President Putin had a telephone conversation with Turkish President Erdogan 
Russian President Vladimir Putin phoned his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan. This was reported by RIA Novosti with reference to Turkish television.
According to the agency, during a telephone conversation, the heads of state discussed the situation in the Caucasus, Ukraine, Libya and Syria. In addition, Putin and Erdogan touched upon bilateral relations between Moscow and Ankara and discussed further steps that will contribute to their strengthening and development.
Earlier, the Turkish President said that Ankara is ready to mediate relations between Russia and Ukraine on the issue of resolving a potential conflict in the region. He stressed that Turkey supports the establishment of peace in the region and worries about the fate of the “Crimean Turks” – the Crimean Tatar people.
Erdogan made a statement against the background of accusations by the US and NATO countries against Russia of building up military forces from the Ukrainian borders. Moscow's “unusual activity” was noted in the press, and later confirmed by the Pentagon. The Kremlin denied this information.