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Putin, Poroshenko laud ceasefire in eastern Ukraine

The presidents discussed the situation in Ukraine in light of Friday’s Contact Group meeting which adopted a protocol on a peaceful settlement in the south-east of Ukraine

MOSCOW, September 06. /ITAR-TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Saturday welcomed the ceasefire in conflict-torn eastern Ukraine.

In a telephone conversation, the two presidents “expressed mutual satisfaction with the fact that the ceasefire has been generally observed by the parties to the conflict”, the presidential press service said.