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DONETSK, Ukraine - A rebel leader in eastern Ukraine has accused the Kyiv government of blocking a political solution for the conflict that has claimed more than 6,000 lives. Andrei Purgin said in an interview with The Associated Press on March 30 that the Minsk deal, brokered by Western leaders in February, has been "blocked" by Kyiv's decision not to grant the area autonomy.

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