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Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says he has signed into law a bill that supporters say will help Kyiv restore control of territory held by Russia-backed separatists in the east of the country.

Poroshenko made the announcement in a February 20 tweet, saying the law does not violate Ukraine’s “international obligations,” including the Minsk accord.

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