Ukraine and Russia have agreed to work towards the adoption of an “agreement for a bilateral ceasefire” between the separatists of Ukraine and its authorities, and for the immediate establishment of effective border controls, announced Paris, after an earlier today telephone conversation that the leaders of these two countries had along with the leaders of France and Germany.

“After a long conversation” today between Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian President Peter Porosenko, French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angel Merkel, the first two “agreed to work” on five points, of which primarily for “adoption of an agreement for a bilateral ceasefire between the Ukrainian authorities and separatists,” said a statement from the French presidency.