Russia, Ukraine satisfied with Ukraine ceasefire

MOSCOW - The Russian and Ukrainian presidents, Vladimir Putin and Petro Poroshenko, are broadly satisfied with how a ceasefire between Kiev and pro-Russian forces is holding in eastern Ukraine, a Kremlin adviser said on Wednesday.

Foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov told reporters Putin and Poroshenko had discussed the ceasefire during a telephone call on Tuesday and that "on the whole satisfaction was expressed on our part and by the Ukrainian side with how the ceasefire is being observed although it is a difficult process."

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