Ukraine's Poroshenko Agrees on 'Permanent Ceasefire'

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says he is to call a permanent ceasefire following a conversation with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.

Poroshenko's press office says the conversation the two held over the phone has led to "an agreement on a permanent ceasefire in the Donbass region" in the east of Ukraine.

A mutual understanding regarding the steps leading to peace has also been reached, UNIAN quotes the office as saying.

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