Turkish President told Russia’s leader that Ankara was ready to do more to end the war in Ukraine after helping arrange a Russian-US prisoner swap.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s office said that Vladimir Putin thanked the Turkish leader in a phone call for helping arrange the exchange of ex-Marine Trevor Reed for the former Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko.

“President Erdogan said that coordination and close dialogue between intelligence units should be continued”, - his office said.

Ankara was now “ready to take the initiative to end the war between Russia and Ukraine and to mediate a path to peace”.