The Russian leader gave an assessment of the provocative actions of Kiev, a flagrant violation of the norms of international law by its warships, which deliberately ignored the rules of peaceful passage in the territorial sea of Russia.
"A serious concern was expressed in connection with the decisions of Kiev to bring its armed forces into full combat readiness and to declare martial law," the Kremlin said.
Also during the conversation, it was stressed that the Ukrainian authorities are fully responsible for creating another conflict situation and the associated risks.
The Kremlin noted that "all this is clearly undertaken in view of the election campaign in Ukraine."
In addition, Putin expressed the hope that the Federal Republic of Germany will have an impact on Ukraine in order to keep it from further ill-considered steps.
On November 25, the FSB of Russia announced that three Ukrainian ships had illegally crossed the Russian border, after which the vessels were detained along with the crew members.
On November 26, the Verkhovna Rada voted to impose martial law for 30 days in several regions of Ukraine.