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| Ukraine crisis: Putin 'revokes right of military intervention' in troubled east | Ukraine crisis: Putin 'revokes right of military intervention' in troubled east |
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| Vladimir Putin has asked Moscow's upper parliament to revoke a resolution sanctioning the use of military force in Ukraine, the Kremlin has announced. | |
| Dmitry Peskov, the Russian President’s spokesman, said Mr Putin had written to the head of parliament's upper house requesting the 1 March authorisation of the use of force in Ukraine be withdrawn. | Dmitry Peskov, the Russian President’s spokesman, said Mr Putin had written to the head of parliament's upper house requesting the 1 March authorisation of the use of force in Ukraine be withdrawn. |
| That month, Ukraine's Black Sea region of Crimea was annexed by Russia. | That month, Ukraine's Black Sea region of Crimea was annexed by Russia. |
| The move was an attempt by the President to “normalise” the situation in crisis hit Ukraine, his spokesperson said, and comes as rebel leaders of the pro-Russian insurgency in the troubled east of Ukraine announced they would respect a ceasefire declared by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko last week. | The move was an attempt by the President to “normalise” the situation in crisis hit Ukraine, his spokesperson said, and comes as rebel leaders of the pro-Russian insurgency in the troubled east of Ukraine announced they would respect a ceasefire declared by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko last week. |
| A statement by the Kremlin posted on its website states: "The president has filed a proposal to the Federation Council on cancelling [...] the resolution on the use of Russia's Armed Forces on the territory of Ukraine." | |
| Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko said the chamber would discuss Mr Putin's request on 25 June. | |
| The RIA Novosti agency reports the deputy head of the chamber's international affairs committee, Andrei Klimov, expects the resolution to pass. | |
| On Tuesday, the ceasefire appeared to be holding, raising hopes for an end to months of violent street clashes in which hundreds have been killed. | On Tuesday, the ceasefire appeared to be holding, raising hopes for an end to months of violent street clashes in which hundreds have been killed. |
| Vladislav Seleznev, a spokesman for Ukraine's operation in the east, said rebel forces attacked a Ukrainian base north of Slavyansk late yesterday, but there had been no fighting overnight. | Vladislav Seleznev, a spokesman for Ukraine's operation in the east, said rebel forces attacked a Ukrainian base north of Slavyansk late yesterday, but there had been no fighting overnight. |
| Some soldiers at a government-controlled checkpoint in Dovhenko, 30 miles (50km) north of the rebel stronghold of Slavyansk, were seen relaxing near the barricades today, while others engaged in shooting drills nearby. | Some soldiers at a government-controlled checkpoint in Dovhenko, 30 miles (50km) north of the rebel stronghold of Slavyansk, were seen relaxing near the barricades today, while others engaged in shooting drills nearby. |