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August 18, 2014

Russia: Agreement on Aid Convoy to Ukraine, None over Ceasefire 
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Russia says it has resolved a dispute over sending aid to rebel-held
cities in eastern Ukraine, but talks on a ceasefire remain at an
impasse. The Russian government says it will send a convoy of nearly 300
trucks carrying food, water and medicine with help from the
International Committee of the Red Cross. But negotiations over an end
to the fighting are continuing after a meeting in Berlin failed to yield
an agreement. The United Nations says the death toll from the violence
in eastern Ukraine has doubled in recent weeks to more than 2,000 since
mid-April.

 

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