The speaker of Russia's lower house of parliament called on July 1 for a new ceasefire in east Ukraine, hours after Kyiv ordered a resumption of a military campaign to end a pro-Russian separatist rebellion.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Reuters: Russian parliamentary speaker seeks new ceasefire in east Ukraine
Armed pro-Russian militiants stand guard at a check-point outside the eastern Ukrainian city of Slavyansk, on April 20, 2014.
