BERLIN (Reuters) - Ukrainian presidential candidate Petro Poroshenko urged Europe and the United States to agree on a third wave of sanctions against Russia if the Kremlin supports a referendum planned by separatists in eastern Ukraine on May 11.
Separatists in the Donbass region say the Sunday referendum on secession will be similar to the one that preceded Russia's annexation of Crimea in March. Such a move could complicate Ukraine's May 25 presidential elections.
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