“In pursuance of the agreements, Sergey Lavrov was ready to have a telephone conversation with his French counterpart today.

Le Drian couldn't do it today," Zakharova said.

According to her, the telephone contact is scheduled for Monday, February 21.

Earlier it was reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a telephone conversation with French leader Emmanuel Macron, expressed serious concern over the sharp deterioration of the situation on the line of contact in Donbass.

On February 19, the French Foreign Minister had a telephone conversation with Sergey Lavrov, during which they discussed the situation around Ukraine.