Deadly shootouts in eastern Ukraine during the weekend led to renewed calls in the U.S. for economic sanctions against Russia as a diplomatic accord showed little sign of defusing the crisis. Ukrainian and Russian officials traded accusations about responsibility for the attacks, undermining last week’s agreement in Geneva, which called for all illegal groups to disarm and for seized buildings to be evacuated.
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People scream the pro-Russian slogans during the rally on Freedom Square, Kharkiv on April 21.
