Obama in talk with Putin emphasizes need to observe ceasefire in Ukraine

10:11, 15.03.2016 1 min read

U.S. President Barack Obama in a telephone talk with Russian President Vladimir Putin drew attention to the necessity for self-proclaimed Donetsk/Luhansk People's Republics to observe ceasefire in Ukraine, White House said.

"President Obama emphasized the need for combined Russian-separatist forces to implement the ceasefire in eastern Ukraine," according to a readout of the U.S. president's talk with Putin.

Moreover, Obama stressed on importance "to provide monitors from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) with unfettered access to separatist-controlled areas, including the Russia-Ukraine border."