Poroshenko: Most dangerous part of war in Ukraine's east over

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said that the worst of the hostilities in the east of the country are now over.

"I have no doubt that the main and the most dangerous part of the war is in the past, thanks to the heroism of Ukrainian soldiers," he said when presenting Strategy 2020 reform program in Kyiv on Thursday.

The president expressed the belief that his peace plan to resolve the situation in the east of the country has started working.