Pro-Russian rebel leader in east Ukraine unveils plan for new state | Reuters
'MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) - The pro-Russian rebel leader of a breakaway region in eastern Ukraine proposed on Tuesday replacing Ukraine with a new federal state, in comments that could further undermine a 2015 peace deal that is already faltering. '
'France and Germany, which are involved in diplomatic efforts to end the Ukraine crisis, also condemned the proposal. '
'Russia denies accusations it has delivered arms and provided troops backing rebels in the industrial, largely Russian-speaking east. '
'"We are proposing to residents of Ukraine a peaceful way out of a difficult situation without war. '
'Ukraine's top military commander, Viktor Muzhenko, said on social media that the Ukrainian people would "bury" Malorossiya, calling the plan one of the rebels' "sick fantasies". '
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'MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) - The pro-Russian rebel leader of a breakaway region in eastern Ukraine proposed on Tuesday replacing Ukraine with a new federal state, in comments that could further undermine a 2015 peace deal that is already faltering. '
'France and Germany, which are involved in diplomatic efforts to end the Ukraine crisis, also condemned the proposal. '
'Russia denies accusations it has delivered arms and provided troops backing rebels in the industrial, largely Russian-speaking east. '
'"We are proposing to residents of Ukraine a peaceful way out of a difficult situation without war. '
'Ukraine's top military commander, Viktor Muzhenko, said on social media that the Ukrainian people would "bury" Malorossiya, calling the plan one of the rebels' "sick fantasies". '
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