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               Russia to Submit UN resolution on Ukraine Violence

   by VOA News

   Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Russia will submit a draft
   United Nations Security Council resolution Monday calling for the
   creation of a humanitarian corridor in eastern Ukraine.
   Lavrov told reporters the resolution also calls for an end to the
   ongoing violence in that region, and described the situation as one
   that is getting worse.
   "Our Western colleagues have been telling us for quite a long time that
   as soon as the presidential election is held in Ukraine the situation
   will calm down. But everything is happening in exactly the opposite
   way," Lavrov said.
   President-elect Petro Poroshenko won election on May 25.
   Ukrainian forces have been pushing an offensive against pro-Russian
   separatists who took control in some areas close to the Russian
   border.  Fighting continued Monday in the city of Luhansk, where
   separatists attacked a Ukrainian border guard post.
   Also Monday, Russia's state-run gas company Gazprom delayed a possible
   shutoff of gas supplies to Ukraine, which would impact other parts of
   Europe as well.
   Ukraine paid $786 million to cover some of its gas debt, earning a
   one-week delay in Russia's plan to not ship any more gas unless it is
   paid for in advance.  The two sides were due to continue negotiations
   on the issue Monday in Brussels.
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