“As for the atmosphere of the conversation, it was the first conversation of the two presidents - this is an introductory. You know that they first talked on the phone, before there had been no contact between them, ”said Peskov.
“The very fact of the first communication between the presidents of Russia and Ukraine is very important,” the spokesman added.
He noted that "the conversation was quite pragmatic."
Sands said that the conversation took "about 20 minutes."
On the eve, Putin had a telephone conversation with Zelensky. The conversation took place at the initiative of Kiev. The leaders discussed the settlement in the south-east of Ukraine and the joint work on the return of persons held on both sides.