Russian President Vladimir Putin in a telephone conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel complained that Kiev is deliberately exacerbating the situation on the contact line in Donbass.

The telephone conversation was reported by the Kremlin press service on Thursday, writes "

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It is noted that Putin emphasized "

The Kremlin also announced that it is ready to coordinate work at the level of political advisers and foreign ministers of the Normandy format countries..

" The disposition was confirmed for further close coordination of the efforts of Russia and Germany, including in the Normandy format, through political advisers and foreign ministries, "

Merkel's office has not yet released an official announcement of the conversation.

As tensions rise in Donbas and near Ukraine's borders, a faction of the ruling CDU / CSU bloc in the Bundestag strongly condemned the massive transfer of Russian troops to the border with Ukraine, calling Putin's saber rattling extremely dangerous..

German Greens issued a tough statement on the latest escalation of the Russian Federation in Ukraine and near its borders, urging Chancellor Angela Merkel to convene a Normandy Summit.