France and Germany are concerned about the growing number of ceasefire violations in Donbass

"Germany and France are concerned about the increase in the number of ceasefire violations after the stabilization of the situation in eastern Ukraine since July 2020," RIA Novosti quoted a statement as saying.

The parties noted that they are closely monitoring the situation.

Also, France and Germany called for an immediate end to the escalation.

Earlier, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba and OSCE Chairman Anne Linde discussed security issues in Donbass and Crimea.