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 Ukraine's interim government on April 24 called for the U.S. and European Union to impose broad sectorial sanctions on Russia "as quickly as possible" in response to what Kyiv says are the Kremlin's escalating efforts to destabilize eastern Ukraine. Ukraine's deputy foreign minister, Danylo Lubkivsky, also said his government needs increased military support from the West, including arms, to defend itself against Moscow's aggression.

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