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President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has signed the law "On amendments to some Ukrainian laws on determining the day of the launch of the temporary occupation of Crimea" as of Sept. 15.

The law states that Feb. 20, 2014 was the beginning of the temporary occupation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol, the president’s website has reported.