Ukraine’s president signs bill on Russia-backed regions
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KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed a bill aimed at reintegrating the territory in the country’s east controlled by Russia-backed separatists. The bill passed last month designates the areas in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions as “temporarily occupied” by “aggressor country” Russia. It envisages the use of military force to get […]