The Ukrainian and Russian presidents have reportedly held their first direct talks over the surging conflict in Eastern Ukraine.
Although no breakthrough has been achieved yet the two leaders have decided to support the peace process, reported the BBC.
While Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said that a "roadmap" would be prepared as soon as possible to end the war between Ukrainian troops and separatists, Russian leader Vladimir Putin assured that Russia would support the peace process fully. He however, added that Ukraine must itself work out the conditions for a long-standing truce along with the separatists.
The meeting took place after 10 Russian soldiers were arrested in Eastern Ukraine.
Kiev has often accused Russia in the past of supporting the pro-Russia rebels.
More than 2,000 people have been killed in the conflict between Ukrainian forces and separatists in Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The two regions declared independence from Ukraine after Russia annexed southern Crimean peninsula from Kiev in March.
The talks between the two leaders lasted for about two hours behind closed doors. Both Poroshenko and Putin have agreed to hold further talks between Ukraine's and Russia's border guard agencies.
