MOSCOW, November 17. /TASS/. The tone of the telephone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was businesslike, while the conversation was quite frank, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview with VGTRK journalist Pavel Zarubin for the "Moscow. Kremlin. Putin" program.

"As far as I know it was quite a businesslike conversation, detailed and quite frank, as the sides laid out their positions mutually," he said.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called Russian President Vladimir Putin on November 15. It was their first phone call since early December 2022. According to the Kremlin press service, the leaders discussed Ukraine, the Middle East conflict, bilateral relations between Moscow and Berlin. Putin and Scholz agreed that their aides will continue communication.