Here is today's map of the security situation in eastern Ukraine, according to the National Security and Defense Council (CLICK TO ENLARGE):
Video: Poroshenko Denounces Russian 'Aggression' In Ukraine
Speaking at the annual Munich Security Conference, Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko spoke out against what he called Russian "aggression" and "propaganda," and demanded that the Donbas region and Crimea be returned to Ukrainian government control. (AP)
That concludes our live-blogging of the Ukraine crisis for Saturday, February 13. Check back here tomorrow for more of our continuing coverage.
Putin and Obama discussed Ukraine:
Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Barack Obama have agreed to intensify joint diplomatic efforts following the agreement struck in Munich earlier this week to defuse the conflict in Syria.
The two leaders spoke by telephone on February 14, according to a statement released by the Kremlin. The statement said Putin also stressed to Obama the need to create a united international front against global terrorism.
Putin reportedly said that closer contacts are needed between U.S. and Russian military officials in order to successfully counter Islamic State and other terrorist groups.
Putin also expressed the hope that authorities in Ukraine will "promptly fulfill their obligations" under the Minsk process to regulate the conflict in eastern Ukraine between Kyiv and Russia-backed separatist militants, according to the statement.
Western countries have blamed Russian air strikes in Syria and support for the government of President Bashar al-Assad for the worsening security situation there.
And on February 13, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Moscow had failed to implement its obligations under the Minsk process, including the withdrawal of Russian forces from Ukraine and handing over to Kyiv complete control over Ukraine's borders. (Reuters, Interfax, and TASS)