MOSCOW - For the last two months, Russia has armed and encouraged the pro-Russian rebels in southeastern Ukraine. Now, the Kremlin is undergoing a policy shift.
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A veteran Cossack salutes in front of Russian flag as pro-Russian militants take the military oath of allegiance to the so-called People's Republik of Donetsk during the ceremony in the centre of the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk on June 22.