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| Ukraine's Poroshenko offers unilateral ceasefire | |
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| Ukraine's president has proposed a unilateral ceasefire by his troops to allow pro-Russian separatists to lay down their weapons. | |
| Petro Poroshenko said the peace plan would be implemented "shortly", Interfax-Ukraine news agency reports. | Petro Poroshenko said the peace plan would be implemented "shortly", Interfax-Ukraine news agency reports. |
| His announcement comes after he held a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. | His announcement comes after he held a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. |
| They discussed a solution to the crisis in eastern Ukraine where pro-Russian rebels are battling government forces. | They discussed a solution to the crisis in eastern Ukraine where pro-Russian rebels are battling government forces. |
| Speaking to reporters in Kiev, Mr Poroshenko said a "brief" truce would be introduced to allow "Russian mercenaries" to leave Ukraine. | |
| A presidential spokesman told the BBC the ceasefire may be announced in "hours or days" but gave no details. | |
| "The peace plan begins with my order for a unilateral ceasefire," Interfax-Ukraine quoted the president as saying. | |
| "Immediately after that, we must receive support for the presidential peace plan from all sides involved. This should happen very shortly." | |
| The Kremlin confirmed that Mr Poroshenko and Mr Putin "touched upon" the issue of a possible ceasefire during their talks on Tuesday. |