Moscow, Kiev agree on need to obey truce in Ukraine's east
Putin and Poroshenko stress that the ceasefire deal in the restive eastern regions must be fully complied with
KIEV, Ukraine
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have confirmed the significance of full observance of the ceasefire agreement in Ukraine's restive eastern regions, according to Poroshenko's office.
A Ukrainian Presidency press statement said the two leaders held a phone conversation on Tuesday to discuss bilateral issues after their historic talks on the sidelines of the Asia-Europe Summit (ASEM) in Italy's Milan on Friday.
During the phone call, Putin and Poroshenko exchanged views on the recent security situation in Ukraine's east, and agreed that the armed attacks mounted in the region with heavy weaponry must be stopped.
The two leaders also discussed the meetings held in Brussels between the energy ministers of the two countries earlier today on natural gas issues, and further exchanged views over last week's "partial agreement" on payment for gas supplies for Ukraine, along with an accord on "partial resumption of gas deliveries" at least through the winter.
Ceasefire ends
The 6-week cease fire between Ukraine and the pro-Russian separatists was terminated on Monday by the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, as its leader Alexander Zakharchenko announced Monday on his twitter account.
The truce deal had been agreed by the Kiev government and the separatist rebels on September 5 in the Belarussian capital of Minsk after five-month conflict in eastern Ukraine.
The sides also put the blame on each other for Monday's massive explosion at a chemistry plant hit by a rocket in rebel-held Donetsk Oblast.
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