Ukraine president to order unilateral ceasefire ‘shortly’
Kyiv (AFP) – Ukraine’s new President Petro Poroshenko said on Wednesday that he will soon order a unilateral ceasefire in the separatist east as part of a broader plan to end the 10-week insurgency.
“The peace plan begins with my order for a unilateral ceasefire,” the Interfax-Ukraine news agency quoted the Western-backed leader as saying.
“Immediately after that, we must receive support for the presidential peace plan from all sides involved (in the conflict).