Putin, in a conversation with Merkel, called the destructive policy of Kiev, which relies on force methods in solving the problems of Donbass - The Kremlin

Putin noted the destabilizing nature of the activity of the armed forces of the United States and NATO countries in the Black Sea

Moscow. November 11. INTERFAX - During a telephone conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Acting German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday, the topic of the conflict in Donbass was touched upon.

"During the exchange of views on the internal Ukrainian conflict, the President of Russia drew attention to the destructive policy of Kiev, which increasingly relies on force methods, including using strike drones in violation of the Minsk Package of Measures," the Kremlin's press service said in a statement about the conversation.