Petro Poroshenko: "Donald Trump is not pro-Russian

Kiev must agree to an immediate ceasefire, says former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. Ukraine needs the US on its side. He calls the sanctions against him politically motivated.

Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is demanding that Kiev agree to a possible immediate ceasefire. What is needed now is "a new approach without conflict," he told the FAZ. "Trump wants a ceasefire, then we agree. He wants a raw materials agreement? Agree. Because it is Putin alone who needs the war." That way, Ukraine can only win, Poroshenko explained. "If Putin agrees to the ceasefire, the war is over. And if he refuses, the America…