The cease-fire expired at midnight Monday . Poroshenko spoke earlier in the day with Russia 's Putin and intermediaries . A statement from Putin 's press office about the call said the Russian President `` stressed the need to extend the cease-fire and also establish a reliable mechanism for monitoring '' it . In a statement released by his office, he said that Ukraine was ready to resume talks on "practical measures" for de-escalation of tensions between Kiev and pro-Russian separatists, but did not specify what those
The cease-fire expired at midnight Monday . Poroshenko spoke earlier in the day with Russia 's Putin and intermediaries . In a statement released by his office, he said that Ukraine was ready to resume talks on "practical measures" for de-escalation of tensions between Kiev and pro-Russian separatists, but did not specify what those