The self-declared mayor of a separatist-held town in eastern Ukraine said on Tuesday he would discuss the release of detained military observers with the West only if the European Union dropped sanctions against rebel leaders.
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Russia's War Against Ukraine
Reuters: Ukraine separatist says no talks on detained observers if sanctions remain
Armed men in military fatigues stand guard in front of a regional administrative building seized last night by pro-Russian separatists in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kostyantynivka on April 28, 2014.
