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| Ukraine and Russia agree to work on truce extension | Ukraine and Russia agree to work on truce extension |
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| Ukraine and Russia have agreed to work together to establish a bilateral ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, the office of the French president says. | Ukraine and Russia have agreed to work together to establish a bilateral ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, the office of the French president says. |
| They are also working towards the establishment of effective border controls, it adds. | They are also working towards the establishment of effective border controls, it adds. |
| It follows talks between the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France to resolve the conflict in east Ukraine. | It follows talks between the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France to resolve the conflict in east Ukraine. |
| A ceasefire between the Ukrainian authorities and pro-Russian separatists is due to end on Monday evening. | A ceasefire between the Ukrainian authorities and pro-Russian separatists is due to end on Monday evening. |
| But the temporary truce, which was extended for three days on Friday, has had little effect on the ground, with both sides accusing the other of violating it. | |
| Five Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in clashes in the east and a Russian state TV cameraman was also shot dead while he was reporting in the city of Donetsk. | |
| On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart, Petro Poroshenko, agreed to work on "the adoption of an agreement on a bilateral ceasefire between Ukrainian authorities and separatists," the French presidency said in a statement. | |
| "They have also agreed to work on the liberation of more hostages and prisoners and the organisation of "substantial tripartite negotiations," it added. | |
| It came after a four-way teleconference between the two men, French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. | |
| President Poroshenko has come under pressure from protesters in the capital, Kiev, who want military operations against the rebels in the east to resume. | |
| The ceasefire, which went into effect on 20 June, is due to expire at 22:00 (19:00 GMT) on Monday. |