As the Kremlin’s press service indicates, the conversation was initiated by the Ukrainian side.
“During the discussion of settlement issues in the south-east of Ukraine, the importance of strict observance of the ceasefire established since July 21, as well as the separation of forces and assets from the demarcation line, was emphasized,” the statement said.
It is noted that Putin during the conversation stressed that in order to de-escalate the conflict in the Donbass, further shelling by Ukrainian troops of settlements in the region should be excluded, which ultimately leads to the death of civilians.
The critical importance of the consistent implementation of the Minsk agreements, including the legal aspects of granting special status to the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, was also confirmed.
Earlier, Zelensky said that he had a telephone conversation on August 7 with Russian leader Vladimir Putin to discuss the situation in the Donbass. Prior to this, the head of Ukraine held a meeting with the security forces because of the death of four Ukrainian troops as a result of shelling in the east of the country.
On the eve of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, it was reported that on August 6, as a result of two shelling of Ukrainian positions in the Donbass, four servicemen of the Armed Forces were killed.