The Kremlin has confirmed that the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will take place in Sochi on September 4.

"The negotiations will take place  in Sochi, on Monday. It will be in the middle of the day," said Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, as reported by Interfax.

This meeting marks a rare visit to Russia by the leader of a NATO member country during Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Ankara has not yet officially confirmed the date of the meeting.

It is expected that during the meeting, Türkiye will emphasise the need to resume the Black Sea Grain initiative, from which Moscow unilaterally withdrew in July.

Additionally, Erdoğan is concerned about bilateral issues, such as natural gas imports from Russia.

Previously, it was expected that Putin would visit Türkiye for a meeting with Erdoğan, but it was later reported that the Turkish president would travel to Russia instead.

Last week, the foreign ministers of Ukraine and Türkiye, Dmytro Kuleba and Hakan Fidan, discussed in Kyiv how to resume the "grain deal".

Prior to this, during his visit to Moscow, Fidan, following the meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, called to resume the Black Sea Grain initiative.