Baku. Zumrud Pashayeva – APA. The presidents of Russia and France discussed ways to assist peaceful settlement in Ukraine in a phone conversation, APA reports quoting RIA Novosti.
"Ways of possible assistance to political settlement of the internal Ukrainian conflict were discussed. Both sides stressed the need to end bloodshed, tackle the humanitarian catastrophe and solve the problems solely by peaceful political means", the Kremlin press service said in a statement.