Ukraine's president extends truce for the east
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has extended a week-long ceasefire with pro-Russian separatists in the east for another three days.
Ukraine: 'Russia has cut off all gas supplies to Kiev'
Ukraine's energy minister said Russia had cut off all gas supplies to Kiev this morning but he guaranteed reliable gas flows would continue to Russia's European clients who get imports through pipelines via Ukraine.
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