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European Union leaders are set to put off further sanctions on Russia after President Vladimir Putin showed a willingness to work with Ukraine’s new leade. An EU summit in Brussels will focus on aiding Ukraine’s economy and helping President-elect Petro Poroshenko stabilize the country, which has been rocked by pro-Russian insurgencies in the south and east. Russia has said it will respect the vote and has pulled some of its troops from Ukraine’s border.

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