Putin and Poroshenko Discuss Peace Measures in Eastern Ukraine

By Reuters

Oct. 15, 2014

President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with the members of the presidential council for civil society and human rights at the Kremlin in Moscow, Oct. 14, 2014. Kirill Kudryavtsev/Reuters

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko have discussed possible measures to restore peace to east Ukraine, the Kremlin said in a statement.

The Kremlin added in its statement late Tuesday that both leaders had also agreed to discuss gas supplies during a summit in Milan on October 16-17.

Russia's Gazprom cut gas supplies to Ukraine in June after Kiev failed to pay its gas debts. Europe gets a third of its gas needs from Russia, with around a half being pumped via Ukraine.

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