Updated on 09:59 p.m. Moscow Time
MOSCOW, September 8 (RIA Novosti) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko discussed on Monday in a phone call measures that could lead to a peaceful resolution of the ongoing crisis in eastern Ukraine, the Kremlin said.
"Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko continued the discussion of steps towards a peaceful settlement of the situation in eastern Ukraine," the Kremlin press service said in a statement.
"The dialogue will continue," the statement said.
Kiev has been carrying out a military operation against independence supporters in the country’s South-East since mid-April. According to the United Nations, the armed conflict has killed over 2,500 and injured around 6,000 civilians.
On September 3, Russian President Vladimir Putin outlined a seven-point plan for the settlement of the crisis in Ukraine, calling on Kiev to withdraw troops from the southeastern regions of the country and the militia to cease military advances. The plan also included proposals for an international monitoring force, the establishment of a humanitarian corridor, a ban on the use of combat aircraft over urban areas, an exchange of prisoners in an "all for all" formula and direct repair-crew access to destroyed infrastructure in the war-ravaged areas.
On September 5, representatives of Kiev and the self-proclaimed republics of Luhansk and Donetsk agreed to a ceasefire at the meeting of the Contact Group on Ukrainian reconciliation in Minsk.
