(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) Scow june 18 (qna) - russian president vladimir putin and his ukrainian counterpart petro poroshenko have discussed a possible ceasefire the kremlin said.
"the issue of possible ceasefire in the area of a military operation in ukraine's southeast has been touched upon" the kremlin said after the talks over the phone.
putin also expressed concern over the deaths of two russian television journalists in ukraine on tuesday.
he stressed the importance of ensuring safety of reporters working in ukraine the kremlin said adding that poroshenko has vowed to conduct an investigation.
the russian state television journalists were killed after they were shelled in clashes between ukrainian forces and pro-russian separatists near the eastern city of luhansk according to russian media.
sound engineer anton voloshin was killed at the scene and correspondent igor kornelyuk died in hospital.
they came under fire while covering fighting in ukraine's easternmost province near the border with russia the rossiya-24 channel said on its website.
the russian foreign ministry said the deaths demonstrated the "criminal nature" of ukraine's military operation against pro-russian rebels and urged authorities in kiev to investigate.
a third member of the russian tv crew cameraman viktor denisov survived the attack on the rebel roadblock where they were filming. (qna)
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