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| Russia says Ukraine's law calling it an 'aggressor' is preparation for a 'new war' | Russia says Ukraine's law calling it an 'aggressor' is preparation for a 'new war' |
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| The Russian foreign ministry sees Ukraine's efforts to denounce Moscow as an "aggressor country" as evidence that it is preparing for a "new war", according to Russian media. | The Russian foreign ministry sees Ukraine's efforts to denounce Moscow as an "aggressor country" as evidence that it is preparing for a "new war", according to Russian media. |
| Earlier on Thursday, Ukraine's parliament passed a bill that described the eastern territories of Donetsk and Luhansk as "temporarily occupied", and pledged to reintegrate them back under Kiev's control. | Earlier on Thursday, Ukraine's parliament passed a bill that described the eastern territories of Donetsk and Luhansk as "temporarily occupied", and pledged to reintegrate them back under Kiev's control. |
| The conflict in eastern Ukraine originally erupted in the weeks after Russia annexed Crimea in April 2014 and has seen more than 10,000 people killed. | |
| The Minsk peace deal was introduced in 2015 to help curb the hostilities and end the conflict, but clashes have continued. | |
| Russia's Foreign Ministry has now warned however that Ukraine's passing of the bill effectively puts an end to the Minsk agreement. | |
| More follows… | More follows… |