MILAN, Oct. 17 – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said that he reached an agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the need for the strict observance of the Minsk accords on achieving peace in Ukraine's east.

"With regard to the peace process, we have confirmed that the Minsk protocol dated September 5 and the Minsk memorandum dated September 19 are the key documents that must be observed," Poroshenko told reporters in Milan on Friday after the talks with Putin.