On December 7, Putin and Merkel discussed issues during a telephone conversation.

On Monday, December 7, Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a telephone conversation discussed the situation in Donbass, issues related to the implementation of the Nord Stream 2 project and confirmed their willingness to continue working together in the Normandy format. .

This was reported by the Kremlin press service.

Thus, the Russian leader discussed with Merkel the ceasefire in Donbass, introduced in July.

“Putin and Merkel noted with satisfaction that the ceasefire in the Donbass is generally being observed,” the Kremlin press service said.

Also in a telephone conversation, they confirmed their willingness to continue joint work in the “Normandy format”, including through political advisers to the leaders of Ukraine, Germany, France and Russia.

At the same time, concern was expressed about the lack of progress in the implementation of the political aspects of the 2015 Minsk agreements, as well as the decisions of the Normandy Four, adopted a year ago at the Paris summit. The lack of alternatives to the Minsk agreements as a basis for the settlement and the importance of Kiev’s implementation of obligations, “he added in the Kremlin press center.

In addition, it is reported that the parties also discussed issues related to the implementation of the Nord Stream-2 project.

Earlier, Strana reported that the Vice President of the European Commission, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Security Policy, Head of EU Diplomacy, Josep Borrell, in particular, said that the political will of all parties is necessary to resolve the situation in Donbas.

Let us also remember that the press secretary of the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov, does not see the possibility of aggravating the situation in the conflict region of Ukraine in the context of the Karabakh conflict. The recent escalation of the Karabakh conflict does not give reason to expect a worsening of the situation in Donbas.