i'm catherine kobyoshi in tokyo.resident putin spoke over the phone with ukraine president. >> translator: our views, on the way to the conflict, as it seemed to me, were very close. >> putin planned to end a conflict which killed more than

i'm catherine kobyoshi in tokyo. president putin spoke over the phone with ukraine president. >> translator: our views, on the way to the conflict, as it seemed to me, were very close. >> putin planned to end a conflict which killed more than 2700 people. he ordered for forces to pull back. he asked for air strikes out of the air corridors. he suggested damage infrastructure be rebimt and prisoners be released. representatives for security and cooperation in europe will meet in minsk, bellaruse. he insists that before a cease fire, the separatists will have to disarm. putin wants an unconditional cease fire. >>> u.s. president barack obama has condemn ed. . >> it's been the pro-russian sprait i separatists who are encouraged by russia, financed by russia, supplied by russia and armed by russia. >> the nato leaders will discuss what they can do across syria and iraq. members of the group islamic state have executed its second american journalist. he says justice will be served. >> like people around the world, america