Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Friday declared a one-week, unilateral ceasefire to try and end the bloody conflict with pro-Russian insurgents in the country's east. The truce will last until June 27 in order to allow the "terrorists" to lay down their arms, Poroshenko said in a statement published on the Interior Ministry's website, dpa reported. "Military action will only be carried out in response, that is when rebels attack our forces," said the president. He spoke at a military camp in Sviatohirsk, a town in the eastern Donetsk region only a few kilometres from the conflict zone. It was the first time Poroshenko visited the area since assuming office two weeks ago. The truce is the first step in a 14-point peace plan - which also includes an amnesty and a pledge for constitutional reform - and that was praised by Western leaders on Friday. -- SPA 22:14 LOCAL TIME 19:14 GMT تغريد
