DONETSK - Ukraine on July 8 brushed off strong European pressure as it rejected talks with pro-Russian rebels on a truce to halt a bloody insurgency convulsing the ex-Soviet nation until they laid down their arms.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Agence France-Presse: Ukraine rejects talks with rebels until they disarm
A Ukrainian government soldier stands guard on July 7, 2014 in the eastern Ukrainian city of Slavyansk.
