Putin receives urgent call from Merkel on Trump's 'deal of the century’

Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the U.S. Israeli-Palestinian conflict settlement plan, dubbed "the deal of the century," during a phone call, initiated by Berlin, the Kremlin press service said.

"Among other topics, they hashed over the developments in Ukraine and Syria, as well as the Middle East peace process issue. In this context, the leaders exchanged opinions regarding the US plan for the settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict," the statement reads.

The parties also discussed the implementation of the agreements reached at the international conference on Libya in Berlin on January 19.

"The Russian president pointed to the need to coordinate the decisions made [at the conference] with the Libyan parties, which is important for their subsequent consideration and approval by the UN Security Council," the press service noted, adding that the leaders highlighted the expediency of stepping up the international community’s efforts for the benefit of ensuring a stable ceasefire and launching a political dialogue.