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Ukraine, Russia to 'work on' extending ceasefire: France

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The Russian and Ukrainian presidents agreed in a phone conversation today to work on extending a ceasefire between Kiev and pro-Kremlin militias, the French presidency said.

In a four-way teleconference that also included the French and German leaders, Vladimir Putin and Petro Poroshenko agreed to work on "the adoption of an agreement on a bilateral ceasefire between Ukrainian authorities and separatists," the presidency said, before a deadline for the current truce runs out later today with no end to weeks of fighting in sight.

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First Published: Jun 30 2014 | 9:40 PM IST

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