Ukraine's Zelenskiy hankerings Putin after 4
(Adds Kremlin say)
By Pavel Polityuk and maxim Rodionov
KIEV/MOSCOW, august 7 (Reuters) Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on thursday pressed Russian leader Vladimir Putin for a resumption of peace talks after four Ukrainian soldiers were killed by shelling in the eastern Donbass border region.
Conflict between Ukrainian troops and Russian backed forces has killed a predicted 13,000 people young and old since 2014. A ceasefire deal brokered by France and Germany ended major struggle in eastern Ukraine in 2015, Though small-scale clashes still occur regularly.
Bringing peace to the Donbass region was a top promotional event pledge for Zelenskiy, Helping him to a landslide presidential selection victory in April. He sturdy his power base in a parliamentary election last month.
He asserted that, In a telephone call with Putin on Wednesday, He had urged his Russian opposite number to exert influence over the Donbass fighters and agree to relaunch peace talks.
Tuesday's four deaths marked the highest toll of Ukrainian troops in a single day since Zelenskiy took office.
"I said that it won't bring us closer to peace, Zelenskiy said of the phone call. "I beg you to influence the other side to allow them to stop the killing of our people,
He said the Russian ceo had promised him something, Details of which might be disclosed later.
Putin in turn said Ukrainian forces must stop the shelling of pay outs in the Donbass that led to civilian casualties.
each side agreed to intensify work on prisoner exchanges. Russia holds a large number of Ukrainian captives from the conflict but it is unclear how many Russians are being held in Ukraine.
The market leaders of Ukraine, russia, France and Germany last met in 2016 with regard to "Normandy type" Talks in the Donbass.
Zelenskiy said he planned to speak to French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel about arranging more talks. The Kremlin said Putin and Zelenskiy had discussed the outlook of such a meeting.
"It is necessary to meet with the leaders of the Normandy four right now. And to end <a href=https://ukrainianwomen.home.blog/2019/06/11/how-to-date-ukrainian-women-in-kiev%ef%bc%9f/>russian girls</a> this war, Zelenskiy explained.
Kiev accuses Moscow of waging an undeclared war in japanese Ukraine, providing troops and heavy weapons to the Donbass.
russian federation, Which declines the accusation, Says Ukraine is not honouring obligations under a ceasefire agreement brokered in Minsk in 2015, particularly giving a special status to the Donbass region.
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