ULAN BATOR (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday his views and those of his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko were "very close" on finding a political solution to the conflict in Ukraine, and called for both sides to observe a ceasefire.
Outlining what he said was a seven-step plan "to end the bloodshed", Putin suggested Kiev and the pro-Russian rebels could reach an agreement at a meeting of the international contact group on Ukraine on Friday in the Belarussian capital Minsk.
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