German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a telephone conversation, DW reports..

Steinmeier assured Zelensky of continued support from Germany and congratulated him on granting Ukraine candidate status for EU membership.

During the conversation, preparations for a possible visit of Steinmeier to Kyiv were also discussed, the press service of the President of Germany reported..

In April, German-Ukrainian relations experienced a crisis due to Kyiv's refusal to receive the President of Germany, who intended to make a solidarity visit to the Ukrainian capital, but was refused by the Ukrainian side.

Recall, on April 12, Frank-Walter Steinmeier said that Ukraine opposed his visit to Kyiv, along with the presidents of Poland, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia.

In response, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that the Office of the President of Ukraine did not receive an appeal from the Office of the President of Germany regarding the visit of the German President to Ukraine and added that in the conditions of war and the daily loss of life in Ukraine, our state has the right to afford to "

However, already in early May, in a telephone conversation between Steinmeier and Zelensky, mutual grievances were smoothed out..