Obama drew Russian president's attention to full implementation of his side of Minsk agreements

US President Barack Obama discussed a number of foreign policy issues, including the situation in Ukraine during a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The website of the White House reported this.

"President Obama called President Putin to take measures to put an end to a significant surge in fighting in Eastern Ukraine, and stressed the vital importance of continuing to promote the full implementation of the Minsk agreements", reads the document.

The heads of states also discussed the situation in Syria and Nagorno-Karabakh.