Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Ukraine, Russia agree peace moves but fighting rages on

Ukrainian soldiers sit in a military vehicle in the southern coastal town of Mariupol, September 2, 2014.

Ukrainian soldiers sit in a military vehicle in the southern coastal town of Mariupol, September 2, 2014. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
BY GARETH JONES AND VLADIMIR SOLDATKIN-KIEV/ULAN BATOR Wed Sep 3, 2014
Reuters(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday a deal to end fighting in eastern Ukraine could be reached this week, a clear attempt to show the West he was trying to deescalate the conflict despite renewed shelling.
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