(VOVworld) – The President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said on Thursday that he was ready to sign a peace agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the ongoing crisis that could plunge Ukraine into a civil war. In an interview granted to CNN on Thursday, Poroshenko said he was willing to conciliate with anyone that could bring peace to the region.

President Petro Poroshenko. Photo: RIA Novosti/Evgeny Kotenko

Mentioning an extension to the ceasefire which expired on Friday, he said he was not ready to make any decision and that everything depends on the results of the negotiations among Russia, Ukraine, and the EU special envoy. The move came just one day before Poroshenko signs the last chapters of an agreement with the EU which helps to bring Ukraine closer to EU membership and gradually removes its dependence on its neighbor Russia.