During the telephone talk Russian President told European Council President that he would only hold direct talks with Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky if ongoing discussions between the two countries produce concrete results.

Vladimir Putin told Charles Michel that Kyiv was showing that it was not ready to seek mutually acceptable solutions and accused the Ukrainian side of being “inconsistent” in negotiations.

“Call with President Putin. Strongly urged for immediate humanitarian access and safe passage from Mariupol and other besieged cities all the more on the occasion of Orthodox Easter”, - tweeted Charles Michel.