President Petro O. Poroshenko of Ukraine said on Wednesday that he and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia had agreed on a cease-fire in the conflict in eastern Ukraine.
The announcement provided no details about the agreement, and there was no immediate reaction from the pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine who have been battling government troops with assistance from Moscow.
Mr. Poroshenko's office released a brief statement Wednesday saying that he and Mr. Putin had discussed the conflict by phone. 'The result of the conversation was an agreement on a permanent ceasefire in Donbass,' the statement said, referring to a region in eastern Ukraine. 'A mutual understanding was reached concerning the steps which will facilitate the establishment of peace.'
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The agreement came as President Obama was visiting Estonia at the start of a European trip intended to reassure Eastern Europe about support from the United States in the face of Russian aggression. Mr. Obama is scheduled to meet with the leaders of other NATO nations in Wales on Thursday and Friday to discuss the conflict, and the European Union is expected to announce a new round of sanctions against Russia in coming days.
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