Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz held a telephone conversation, APA reports citing the Kremlin press service.
Putin said Moscow is ready to find a solution to the crisis on the principled approaches that it considers acceptable.
The Russian leader accused the Ukrainian side of deliberately prolonging the negotiation process.
The German government said during the talks with Putin, during Scholz stressed the need for a ceasefire and to find a diplomatic solution.