Kremlin says keen on Syria talks with Turkey, France, Germany

Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said on Wednesday that Moscow was keen to see four-way talks with Turkey, France and Germany take place to discuss the Syrian conflict.

Ushakov said that, as far as he knows, all sides have agreed to hold the talks in Istanbul and advisers have been tasked with working out an appropriate date.

Ushakov said there were no ongoing preparations for a future meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump.

"We don't have any information about the preparation of such a meeting," Ushakov told journalists. The two presidents last met in Helsinki in July.