President Petro Poroshenko hopes to win Vladimir Putin’s backing for peace plan as fighting continues in east of countryUkraine’s president has announced plans for a unilateral ceasefire as part of a “peace plan” designed to end fighting in the east of the country.The announcement came not long after Petro Poroshenko spoke by telephone with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, raising hopes that the latest attempt to solve the crisis might win the support of the Kremlin. … …read more
Source: The Guardian