Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has proposed instituting a unilateral cease-fire in eastern Ukraine as part of a peace plan to address months of conflict in the region.
Russian news agencies quoted Poroshenko on Wednesday as saying the cease-fire would give separatist fighters the opportunity to disarm and those who want to leave the country a chance to get out.
His comments come a day after he discussed a possible cease-fire in a telephone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Their conversation was only the second known direct contact between leaders of the two countries since Russia annexed Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula …read more
Source: Voice of America
