Ukraine's new president Petro Poroshenko (R) waves as he attends a flag raising ceremony after his inauguration in Kiev June 7, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Valentyn Ogirenko
Ukraine President Ready For Talks If Pro-Russia Rebels Lay Down Arms -- Reuters
(Reuters) - Ukraine's new president signaled on Wednesday he would be ready to hold talks with opponents in eastern Ukraine if pro-Russian separatists waging an insurgency there agreed to lay down their weapons.
The rebels show no sign of giving up their arms, but opening talks would be a big step on the road to peace, building on Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko's meetings this week with Moscow's envoy and with Russian President Vladimir Putin in France last week.
Poroshenko, trying to act swiftly after being sworn in as president on Saturday, was quoted by his press office as telling the governor of the Donetsk region of east Ukraine that he would not rule out holding "roundtable" talks with "different parties"
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Update: Ukraine's Poroshenko 'open to talks' with pro-Russia rebels -- AFP
My Comment: The pro-Russian separatists are not going to lay down their arms. The problem also is .... who will Ukraine's new president talk to? The rebels are not organized under one umbrella .... it is a diverse group from different parts of the region with different agendas.
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