Ukrainian President Poroshenko: No Military Solution To Ukraine Conflict. Will Meet Russian, French, German Leaders

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Ukraine's President To Meet Russian, French, German Leaders, Rules Out Offensive -- Reuters

(Reuters) - Ukraine's President said on Monday he would meet the leaders of Russia, France and Germany on Jan. 15 in an attempt to restore peace to Kiev's eastern territories and acknowledged Kiev lacked the resources to regain control by military means.

He said he had spoken with U.S. President Barack Obama about the possibility of him joining talks on the territories where pro-Russian separatists launched a rebellion in April.

"The most important thing is to turn a fragile ceasefire into a stable peace and return previously occupied territories under the control of Ukrainian authorities," said Poroshenko.

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