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Monday, June 30, 2014

Ukraine's Poroshenko ends ceasefire, renews operations against rebels

Ukraine's President Poroshenko addresses the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said he would renew operations against pro-Russian rebels on Tuesday, a statement on his website said, hours after a ceasefire to make way for peace talks with the rebels had expired. The decision not to continue the ceasefire is our answer to terrorists, militants and marauders," he said. Kiev had accused the rebels of numerous violations of the ceasefire, and a statement tweeted by the Foreign Ministry said 27 Ukrainian servicemen had been killed since the ceasefire began on June 20.




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