Poroshenko asked Putin to assist in release of correspondents

The presidents of Russia and Ukraine Petro Poroshenko and centuries Putin during a telephone conversation discussed a number of urgent measures which need to be implemented for sustainable ceasefire in the East of Ukraine, reports the press service of the Ukrainian President.

according to the press service, a telephone conversation took place in the context of the implementation of the peace plan of President of Ukraine, and also to de-escalate the situation in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions.

" The presidents of Ukraine and Russia discussed a number of priority measures that must be carried out for a sustainable ceasefire, and the maximum effective way to monitor It. The head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko tried to persuade the Russian President to facilitate the release of all arrested correspondents and active participants ", - is informed in the report.

The statement is not informed about whom it is under question.

yesterday the press-Secretary of the head of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said in a telephone conversation with Poroshenko Putin emphasized the need for the unconditional security of authorized mass media in Ukraine. The leader of the countries discussed current issues of bilateral Russian-Ukrainian relations and touched upon the issue of a possible ceasefire in the combat area in the South-East of Ukraine.

the journalist of " Vesti " Igor Korneluk died on Tuesday from the received damages Under mortar fire near the city of Lugansk in Eastern Ukraine. His colleague, engineer Anton Voloshin had been missing. On Tuesday evening a letter with confirmation of death Voloshin appeared on the Internet representative office of " Vesti ". The operator of " Vesti " Viktor Denisov identified in a morgue body Voloshin.

Kyiv holds mid April special military operation to suppress the independence supporters in the East of Ukraine, do not recognise the legality of the new Ukrainian authorities that came to power in the result of the February coup d'etat. The most acute confrontation was observed in Slavyansk in the Northern part of Donetsk region, but mainly in the neighbouring Kramatorsk and in Mariupol in the South region. In the Russian capital this special operation, which has already led to numerous casualties on both sides and among them among the peaceful residents, called punitive and campaigning Kiev immediately to stop her.



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