KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Friday he had told Germany's Angela Merkel by telephone that the separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine was escalating due to "significant" violations of a Sept. 5 ceasefire deal.
"The President noted a significant deviation from the implementation of the Minsk (ceasefire) protocol, which is leading to further escalation of the conflict," a statement on the presidential website said.
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