“Today, we have started a dialogue with the president of the Russian Federation,” Zelensky said.

Zelensky noted that he had several telephone conversations with Putin. According to him, the parties "created a format for dialogue, which led to some sensitive decisions."

“We returned our prisoners, our ships. After three years without a meeting, we managed to agree on a Norman format, ”he said.

On December 31, Putin and Zelensky held telephone conversations, during which they gave a positive assessment to the gas transit deal, as well as the exchange of held persons between Kiev and Donbass.