Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel were to hold a telephone conversation on Wednesday in regard to the Ukrainian crisis within the so-called Normandy format, but it was postponed until Thursday because of the leaders’ schedules.
“The leaders of the four countries emphasized the need to provide a stable ceasefire regime, to fulfill practical steps in pulling back heavy artillery by the opposing sides, and a prisoner swap soon,” Peskov said.
Peskov also said the leaders were supporting the Organization for Security and Co-operation of Europe’s (OSCE) monitoring mission and its operations in eastern Ukraine.
“The readiness to actively support the OSCE monitoring mission’s work on the current important level of settling [the Ukrainian crisis] was also underscored,” Peskov said.
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