ST. PETERSBURG, June 19. /TASS/. Thursday’s phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping was very constructive, with the aggravation in the Middle East topping their agenda, Kremlin Aide Yury Ushakov told reporters at a briefing.

The leaders also discussed the G7 Summit in Canada, noting that Vladimir Zelensky's visit there was "not his most successful foreign trip." The conversation lasted about an hour.

TASS has gathered the key details of the conversation.

The conversation between the two leaders was devoted "primarily to discussing the aggravated situation in the Middle East."

They strongly condemned "Israeli actions violating the UN Charter and other norms of international law."