Ukraine's Poroshenko welcomes Putin's step towards military de-escalation

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Tuesday Russia's move to revoke a resolution authorizing military intervention in Ukraine was the Kremlin's "first practical step" towards settling the crisis in the country's restive east. Russian agencies reported earlier that Putin had submitted a request for the resolution to be revoked. The decision is "the first practical step since the Russian President formally supported the Ukraine's peace plan," a statement posted on the presidential website quoted Poroshenko as saying. (Reporting by Pavel Polityuk; Writing by Alessandra Prentice)