Ukraine will extend a cease-fire in its fight against separatist rebels on June 27 after President Petro Poroshenko signed a European Union accord rejected by his predecessor that sent the country spiraling into crisis. The government in Kyiv will prolong the week-long truce, which it says has been repeatedly flouted by pro-Russian separatists, by 72 hours from an original plan to end it at 10 p.m. tonight, two European government officials said.
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Bloomberg: Ukraine to extend cease-fire as Poroshenko signs EU pact
European Union Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko and European Union Council President Herman Van Rompuy pose as they attend a EU Summit held at the EU Council building in Brussels, on June 27, 2014.
