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Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has told CBC that Canada should be involved in the mission to help end a conflict in the embattled Donbas between Ukrainian troops and Russian-occupation forces, according to CBC.

Poroshenko called it “extremely important, because Canada has a unique experience,” noting Canada’s historic role in developing the UN’s peacekeeping function.

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