Russia to revoke key Ukraine resolution

Russia's President Vladimir Putin.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin.

Published Jun 24, 2014

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Moscow - The upper house of Russia's parliament, the Federation Council, will on Wednesday revoke a resolution authorising military intervention in Ukraine at President Vladimir Putin's request, the Interfax agency reported, citing the deputy head of the chamber's international affairs committee, Andrei Klimov.

Russian agencies reported earlier that Putin had submitted a request for the resolution to be revoked, citing the president's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov. - Reuters

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