As the Kremlin press service said on Monday, Vladimir Putin, Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have negotiated on the situation in Ukraine in a phone conversation ahead of the upcoming Normandy format ministerial meeting, Sputnik News reports.
"The Russian side again stressed the need for immediate cessation of attacks by Ukrainian forces on Donbass settlements, activating the political settlement process, solving issues regarding the constitutional reform, as well the socio-economic recovery of Ukraine's southeastern regions," the press service said.