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The White House has reiterated that it will not authorize the Pentagon to supply weapons to Ukraine, as the Kiev government continues to fight pro-Russian rebels in the east. According to press secretary Josh Earnest, President Barack Obama is still of the opinion that supplying weapons would not lead to the peaceful solution of the conflict in the contested region of Donbas.

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