Here's another update from Milan:
The Ukrainian and Russia presidents have started a bilateral meeting behind closed doors in Milan.
The talks, held on the sidelines of a Europe-Asia summit, come after Petro Poroshenko and Vladimir Putin met with French President Francois Hollande, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
After the talks, Poroshenko said "some progress" had been made on a dispute over gas supplies from Russia.
Russia has stopped gas deliveries to Ukraine and demands that Kyiv pays billions of dollars in arrears.
Hollande said a gas accord was "within reach," while Putin limited himself to saying the results of the discussions were "good."
Merkel earlier said there was "no breakthrough yet" on the Ukrainian crisis, amid continued fighting in the country's east between Kyiv and pro-Russian separatists.
The Kremlin accused Western officials of inflexibility in the "difficult" talks.
(AFP, TASS, Interfax)
!!! BREAKING NEWS !!!
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says no practical results on resolving on a dispute over gas supplies from Russia were achieved at bilateral talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Milan.
However, Russian President Vladimir Putin said said Russia and Ukraine have agreed on the terms of gas supplies during the winter period. (FP, Interfax, TASS, Reuters)
Here's a short wrap-up of the Putin-Poroshenko talks in Milan from RFE/RL's news desk:
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says no practical results on resolving on a dispute over gas supplies from Russia have been achieved at bilateral talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Milan.
“We do have certain progress but some details are yet to be discussed," Poroshenko said after the 45-minute talks held behind closed doors on the sidelines of a Europe-Asia summit on October 17.
However, Putin said the sides agreed on the terms of gas supplies "at least for the winter period."
He also expressed hope Ukraine’s western partners would help the country overcome its cash deficit.
Russia has stopped gas deliveries to Ukraine and demands that Kyiv pays billions of dollars in arrears.
Poroshenko and Putin earlier held talks with the leaders of France and Germany, with no breakthrough reported on the Ukrainian crisis, amid continued fighting in the east between Kyiv and pro-Russian separatists.
(AFP, Reuters, TASS, Interfax)
Here's a pretty slick pro-Ukraine video that has just been tweeted by President Petro Poroshenko. It's in Ukrainian, but we doubt if a translation is necessary: