The Kremlin announced on Saturday that Russian President Vladimir Putin received with "understanding" American proposals aimed at "de-escalation" in Ukraine, during a phone call with his American counterpart Donald Trump on Friday, according to Russian media reports.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that "Russian President Vladimir Putin received with understanding certain proposals from the American side regarding measures aimed at de-escalation," adding that the two presidents discussed in a "significant part" of their call the issue of resolving the conflict in Ukraine, as reported by the TASS and RIA Novosti news agencies.