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Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed on telephone on Sunday the situation in eastern Ukraine and the inquiry into the Malaysian airliner crash.
The two leaders agreed that the key is to cut off militia's military hardware and weapon supplies, noting the importance of the monitoring mission of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) at checkpoints and along the border, the Interfax news agency quoted Ukrainian president's press service as saying.
Poroshenko informed Merkel about Ukraine's efforts to ensure a maximally transparent and effective international investigation into the plane crash.
The president also stressed that "looting and theft of the victims' bank cards and personal belongings, as well as the way the terrorists handle the bodies, go beyond the human moral limits. "
The two agreed to maintain contact and coordinate further moves, it said.
Poroshenko told French President Francois Hollande earlier that the Ukrainian leadership has satellite images of the launch site from which the aircraft was allegedly shot down by missile, Interfax reported citing the press service.
A Boeing 777 passenger plane of the Malaysia Airlines crashed in eastern Ukraine en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur on Thursday, killing all 298 people aboard. No proof was found up till now to clarify the reason or identify the perpetrator.
The Kiev government and insurgents in eastern Ukraine traded accusations over the crash. The insurgents said Ukrainian forces shot down the flight, while Kiev said its armed forces did not fire at any flying object in the region where the plane crashed.
Merkel also had a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin later on Sunday.
The two leaders agreed that it is important for all parties in the Ukrainian conflict to ensure necessary conditions for an objective and independent international investigation of the crash, the Kremlin press service said.
Putin and Merkel drew special attention to security guarantees for experts working at the crash site.
The two reiterated that the top priority for the peaceful settlement of Ukraine crisis was to "immediately stop combat operations and resume the process of peace negotiations," the press service said.
On Sunday morning, Hollande talked with Merkel and British Prime Minister David Cameron over telephone, agreeing to urge Putin to grant investigators free and full access to the crash area to accomplish their mission.
Russia must understand that the resolution of the crisis in Ukraine is more than ever an imperative after this tragedy has outraged the world, they said.
