This was reported by the press service of the Kremlin.

“The situation in Ukraine was discussed.

In particular, Vladimir Putin informed about the ongoing work to establish a peaceful life in the liberated cities of Donbass, ”the statement says.

The Russian leader also spoke in detail about the steps taken to ensure the safety of navigation, including the daily opening of humanitarian corridors for the exit of civilian ships from the ports of the Azov and Black Seas, which is hindered by the Ukrainian side.

“They also gave fundamental assessments of the negotiation process frozen by Kyiv,” the report says.

Earlier, Draghi expressed his unwillingness to cut diplomatic channels with Russia after the expulsion of Italian diplomats from Russia as a retaliatory measure.