Russian President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama have not stopped contact due to the situation in Ukraine, the Kremlin said Saturday.

„The conversation is continuing quite regularly. The previous conversation between the two presidents took place last week,“ Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the Echo of Moscow radio station.

„There are a lot of disagreements now, and therefore these dialogues are sometimes very tough, but nevertheless, communication is continuing.“

Some Western media had earlier reported that Putin and Obama had severed their „direct contacts“ because of the ongoing crisis in Ukraine.