The leaders of the EU, NATO and a number of European countries agreed to strengthen diplomacy on the topic of Ukraine

“The Prime Minister (British Boris Johnson. -

) held a virtual meeting with the leaders of the United States, Italy, Poland, Romania, France, Germany, the Council of Europe, the European Commission and NATO to discuss the situation in Ukraine,” the message says.

According to the press service, the parties promised to redouble their diplomatic efforts in the coming days.

They agreed that there is a way out of the situation in Ukraine if Russia follows the path of "de-escalation".

Earlier it was reported that telephone conversations between US President Joe Biden and the leadership of the European Union, NATO, Canada and European countries on the situation around Ukraine are scheduled for 19:00 Moscow time.