Vladimir Putin called Barack Obama. They talked about Ukraine … – Gazeta.pl

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Message White House says that Obama stressed that in order to resolve the conflict in Ukraine, Moscow should “respect the commitments” under agreements with Minsk. This applies in particular – as Obama said – the need for “complete withdrawal of Russian troops and equipment deployed on Ukrainian territory.”

The resumption of contacts?

However, according to the Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov presidents agreed that “in the near future,” US Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland and Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Grigory Karasin “resume contacts” to discuss the implementation of the agreements with Minsk.

Moscow denies it is involved in the fighting between troops Ukrainian and pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, which since April 2014 has already died – an estimated – over 6 thousand. soldiers on both sides. After the conclusion of agreements in Minsk struggle somewhat weakened, but recently intensified again.

Not only Ukraine

According to the White House, Obama and Putin also discussed the “increasingly dangerous” situation in Syria and stressed “the need to maintain unity” of world powers in negotiations with Iran on its nuclear program.

The Kremlin spokesman said that Putin and Obama spent “a lot of attention,” the fight against terrorism, especially with the growing strength of Islamic state in the Middle East, which controls more and more territories in Syria and Iraq. The presidents agreed – said Peskov – the foreign ministers of both countries – Sergei Lavrov and John Kerry – will meet to discuss this issue.

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