The United States on Jan. 28 signed an agreement providing war-torn Ukraine with $2 billion in loan guarantees to help it with "near-term social spending" in 2015 and said it was prepared to step up sanctions against Russia if necessary.
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Ukrainian servicemen prepare their ammunition at a position on the frontline near the southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol on Jan. 26, 2015.
