Ukraine Separatists To Join Truce Rebel Leader Says

Pro Eussia rebels in Eastern Ukraine , say they will observe a ceasefire until Friday morning , responding to the Ukrainian forces unilateral ceasefire

The rebel announcement was made in Donetsk by Alexander Boradai , a leader of the self styled "Donetsk People's Republic" which is defying Kiev

On Friday ,Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announced a 15 point peace plan and declared a week long truce

Mr, Boradai was speaking after attending preliminary peace talks in Donetsk

The high level talks also involved representatives of the other breakaway region , Luhansk , and Viktor Medvedchuk , an opponentof the Kiev authorities who is close to Russian President Vladimir Putin

Russia's ambassador Mikhail Zurabov was also there , along with former Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma , who is seen as a mediator for President Poroshenko , European mediator's from the OSCE also particpated

Last week President Putin cautiously welcomed the Kiev ceasefire , the plan involves decentrallsing power , holding early elections , and creating a six mile (10km) buffer zone on the Ukraine-Russia border

The rebels say they will not disarm until Ukrainian government troops have left the East , the militants still control key government buildings across Donetsk and Luhansk regions