MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko discussed a possible ceasefire, the Kremlin said on Tuesday, after a second Russian reporter was confirmed to have died in the east of the ex-Soviet state.
"The issue of possible ceasefire in the area of a military operation in Ukraine's southeast has been touched upon," the Kremlin said after the talks.
Putin expressed concern over the deaths of the two Russian television journalists and stressed the importance of ensuring safety of reporters working in Ukraine, the Kremlin said, adding Poroshenko has vowed to conduct an investigation.
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