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A senior U.S. official has warned that Ukraine's parliamentary elections next month risk falling short of democratic standards and further damaging the country's ties with the West.

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Thomas Melia, speaking at a
conference in Ukraine’s Black Sea resort of Yalta, said significant
steps were required to ensure the October 28 poll would free and fair.

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