Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman says the Ukrainian side is ready to repel any potential threats that could arise over the conflict between militant groups in the so-called “Luhansk People’s Republic”.
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UNIAN: Groysman says ‘let militant gangs wipe each other out’ in showdown in Luhansk
Armed men in military fatigues block access to government buildings in eastern Ukraine's rebel-held Lugansk on Nov. 22.
The patrols began after an apparent standoff between the rebel region's self-proclaimed leader Igor Plotnitsky and the interior minister, who's been accused of seeking to destabilise the war-scarred city.