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| Ukraine crisis: Ceasefire is 'largely holding' | |
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| The Ukrainian and Russian presidents have agreed that a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine is "largely holding". | |
| Ukraine's Petro Poroshenko said he spoke by phone to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to discuss steps to make Friday's truce durable. | |
| Some 2,600 people have died in fighting after pro-Russian rebels seized towns in eastern Ukraine in April. | |
| Meanwhile, Russia vowed to respond if the EU imposed new sanctions over the Ukraine crisis. | |
| The EU says the sanctions, targeting more Russian individuals, will be introduced on Monday but could be later suspended if Russia withdraws troops from eastern Ukraine and observes a current truce. | |
| Russia has repeatedly denied accusations by Ukraine and the West that it has been sending regular troops into eastern Ukraine to help the rebels. |