Ukraine’s Poroshenko ‘to order unilateral ceasefire’

Ukraine’s president has set out proposals for a peace plan for eastern Ukraine involving a unilateral ceasefire by government forces. Petro Poroshenko said the temporary truce – expected “in hours or days” – would allow pro-Russian militants in the region to lay down their arms. One separatist group has already rejected the proposal. Mr Poroshenko’s comments come after he held a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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