“Zelensky announced his conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin this morning ... The President of Ukraine called on the leaders of the Norman Four countries to urgently get together to preserve the peace process, agree on the next steps aimed at the final resolution of the conflict,” the message says.

The statement said that Macron, in turn, expressed full support for the initiatives of Ukraine, agreed on the need for a summit in the near future.

“He added that he would contact Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel to agree on this initiative,” the site said.

Earlier, the Kremlin confirmed the information that on August 7 a telephone conversation took place between Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky.

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.