Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said rebel-held elections in the country's east violate a two-month-old cease-fire, as he threatened to scrap the law granting greater autonomy to the separatist regions.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Bloomberg: Ukraine says rebel votes undercut truce as tensions mount
Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) and Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko (R) shake hands during a summit in Belarus' capital of Minsk on Aug. 26, 2014.
