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Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has criticized Russia for being "the instigator and major participant" in the ongoing deadly conflict in eastern Ukraine.

Poroshenko told the UN General Assembly on Sept. 21 that Russia was financing, sponsoring, and coordinating “terrorist groups which have committed countless crimes against my compatriots.”

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