(VOVworld) - Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said he was ready to resume a cease-fire in his military campaign against pro-Russian separatists, if certain conditions are met.

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko (Photo: AP)

During a phone call with US Vice President Joe Biden, Mr. Petro Poroshenko said he is ready to return to a cease-fire as soon as it can be confirmed that both sides are observing it, and also on condition that all hostages are released and control over the Ukrainian-Russian border is established, with monitoring by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). He also said that he was ready for political negotiations without any additional conditions. The US vice president said Washington supports President Poroshenko’s resolution to calm the situation and that it would help Ukraine to return to peace.