German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron had a telephone conversation with Kremlin head Vladimir Putin. They discussed the situation in Ukraine, reports N-TV.

In a conversation with Putin, the leaders demanded from the Russian president an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine. Scholz and Macron also said that any solution to the crisis must be reached through negotiations between Kiev and Moscow..

According to N-TV, the heads of the three states plan to remain in close contact over the next days..

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that during the conversation, the leaders continued to discuss the topic of Ukraine, but did not provide details..

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Today, Turkish Antalya hosted talks between the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and Russia through the mediation of Turkey. This meeting was the first at the government level since the start of a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine.. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed the issue of a 24-hour ceasefire, but made no progress on this issue.