OREANDA-NEWS In an interview with France24 Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said that immediately after the incident in the Kerch Strait tried to contact Vladimir Putin. However, until now, the Russian President has not responded to the request of Kiev, he said.

"Unfortunately, until now, Putin has not responded to my request to hold a direct telephone conversation in any format — bilateral, in Normandy with the participation of American partners and so on," Poroshenko told reporters. The Ukrainian President accused the Russian side of completely abandoning direct telephone conversations.

Poroshenko again stressed that Russia "grossly violated international law" in the "capture" of Ukrainian ships. The Ukrainian President noted that the entire international community demands the release of ships and sailors from Russia.

According to Poroshenko, he is not ready to predict further actions of Vladimir Putin, as well as the whole other world. "I guess I'm not the kind of person who can comment on Putin's absolutely unpredictable actions. What were Russia's intentions when they illegally annexed Crimea?​.. No one in the world understands," he said.

The presidential aide explained that a number of factors are taken into account in the preparation of this kind of conversation, including the compatibility of schedules for the conversation, the tasks set by the parties are analyzed. "With this request was, and the conversation was not," - said Ushakov.

About unsuccessful attempt to contact Putin by phone Petro Poroshenko told on November 27. Then he said that due to the lack of reaction from Moscow, he was forced instead to talk with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov, commenting on the words of the Ukrainian President, said that any telephone contacts between Putin and Poroshenko was not.

Answering journalists ' questions after the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, Vladimir Putin said that it was difficult for him to communicate with Petro Poroshenko. "As for contacts at the highest level, I do not refuse them. Yes, indeed, the conversation did not take place, but this does not mean that we stop all communication. Although it is difficult to communicate, because it is unclear what to talk about. Nothing is being done, " he said. At the same time, the Russian President stressed that contacts at the working level between Moscow and Kiev remain.Provocation in the Black sea

On the morning of 25 November, the ships of the Ukrainian Navy "Berdyansk", "Nikopol" and "Yana Kapu" violated the state border of Russia and for several hours, made dangerous maneuvers, ignoring the legitimate demands of the FSB border service.