Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko pushes for swift ceasefire

Saying that the conflict between Kiev and pro-Russian separatists must be "resolved, not frozen," Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko assured Western leaders on Saturday that Kiev wants a ceasefire implemented sooner rather than later.

Led by Germany's Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande, international officials are attempting to secure a peace agreement between Ukraine, Russia, and the separatists, which would implement the terms of a September 2014 ceasefire agreement that has since been repeatedly violated.

While Russia continues to deny that it is supporting the militants, The Associated Press notes that the country could agree to the terms of the peace agreement, in order to alleviate some of the sanctions the West has levied against Moscow in recent months.

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