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The United States has accused Russia of stoking the conflict in Ukraine by disregarding its commitments under peace accords.

The U.S. State Department said in a statement on February 13 that Russia continues to deny its direct involvement in the violence that erupted in April 2014 and has seen more than 10,300 people killed by fighting between Kyiv’s forces and the separatists who control parts of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

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