CNN CNN Newsroom With Carol Costello July 18, 2014 14:37:00
He proposed a comprehensive peace plan and cease fire both of which were rejected by the illegal armed groups and their backers in moscow. his plan offered amnesty to separatists who laid down their arms voluntarily and not guilty of committing capital crimes. he established a job creation program for the affected areas, included an offer of broad decentral iization and the promise of early local elections and granted increased local control over language, holidays and customs. the president has also reached out to the residents of eastern ukraine and is pursuing reform to give region's more a...