“The Federal Chancellor and the President of Ukraine exchanged views on the current military and humanitarian situation in Ukraine.
They agreed that a diplomatic solution negotiated between Ukraine and Russia would require an immediate cessation of hostilities by Russia and the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine.
Earlier, Scholz called the conclusion of a peace agreement between Moscow and Kyiv the only way to lift sanctions against Russia.
On May 13, the German Chancellor spoke by telephone with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The Russian leader drew Scholz's attention to gross violations by neo-Nazis in Ukraine of the norms of international humanitarian law.
The head of the Russian state stressed that the militants use terrorist methods.