"It is taking into account the recent events of prospects for contacts is becoming less," - quotes him RIA Novosti.
Earlier, Putin called Zakharchenko's murder vile. According to him, the organizers of the murder are betting on the destabilization of the situation and on putting the people of Donbass on their knees.
Zakharchenko died on August 31 as a result of an explosion in a cafe in the center of Donetsk.