MOSCOW, November 15. /TASS/. The fact of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's phone call to Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks about the political will to learn Moscow's position firsthand, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

"The conversation took place at the initiative of the German side. This is, of course, very important," the spokesman told VGTRK reporter Pavel Zarubin. According to Peskov, in this way "there are attempts to compare positions, there is a political will to get to know this position first hand." "This is something that, of course, cannot but cause satisfaction," the spokesman emphasized.

Earlier today, Scholz called Putin. Previously, the leaders spoke on the phone on December 2, 2022. During the current conversation, according to the Kremlin, they discussed Ukraine, the problem in the Middle East, bilateral relations between Moscow and Berlin. The president and the chancellor agreed that their aides would remain in contact.