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Putin and Poroshenko Discuss Possible Cease-Fire in East Ukraine

President Vladimir Putin was said to have expressed his concern following the deaths of two Russian journalists in the phone call. Alexei Druzhinin / Reuters

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart, Petro Poroshenko, discussed a possible cease-fire in eastern Ukraine and the deaths of two Russian journalists there in a late night telephone conversation, the Kremlin said.

The conversation "touched on the theme of a possible ceasefire in the area of military action in southeastern Ukraine," the Kremlin said late Tuesday in a statement.

It also said Putin had expressed his concern over the deaths of two Russian state television journalists, who were killed in shelling in clashes between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists near the eastern city of Luhansk.

Poroshenko expressed his condolences and assured Putin there would be an investigation and measures would be taken to protect journalists.

See also:

Russian Journalist Killed in Eastern Ukraine Shelling

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