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The EU will give Ukraine 600 million euro to bolster government finances, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Feb. 10, as Kyiv faces an upsurge in fighting with Russian-backed separatists.

Juncker, speaking after talks with Ukraine Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman, said the country had pressed ahead with reforms despite difficult conditions and the EU should now make good its aid pledges.

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