Putin and Zelensky held telephone conversations

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a telephone conversation during which they discussed a number of issues. This was announced on July 26 by the Kremlin press service. The press service said that the leaders of the two countries discussed in detail various aspects of resolving the intra-Ukrainian crisis. The need to increase the effectiveness of negotiating efforts within the framework of the Minsk Contact Group was stated (by Putin and Zelensky), the report said. The Group's meeting on 22 July gave a positive assessment of the agreement on additional ceasefire measures. It is noted that telephone conversations between the leaders of the two countries took place at the initiative of the Ukrainian side. See also: The DPR reported a complete ceasefire since July 27. As the news agency reported, on July 22 it became known that at a meeting of the Contact Group on Donbass, additional measures were taken to monitor compliance with the ceasefire. See also: Ukraine is preparing for a complete and comprehensive ceasefire at the OOS headquarters