Ukraine rivals 'prepared to restore ceasefire'
Ukrainian president and separatist leader both say they are open to reinstalling a truce
KIEV
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and separatist leader Alexander Borodai have both said they are prepared to observe a ceasefire if conditions are agreed.
Poroshenko said on Tuesday that Kiev would hold a truce if the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) monitored security along a de facto border with eastern Ukraine, all hostages were released and both sides laid down their arms, according to a statement on his official website.
The Ukrainian president had announced the end of a 10-day ceasefire on Monday.
Meanwhile Borodai, the separatist leader and self-declared prime minister of the Donetsk People's Republic, said his side was prepared to discuss a ceasefire with the Kiev government.
Borodai said: “We will consider the views of Russia and the OSCE and, in this context, we are willing to make a truce consultation with the Kiev government if they are also ready.
“We can waive some of our political demands for a peace settlement in our region.”
Tension continues to remain high in Ukraine after pro-Russian separatists in the eastern part declared their intention to break away from Kiev in March.
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