Russia welcomes decision to postpone separatist elections in east Ukraine - Interfax


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  • Tuesday, 06 Oct 2015

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia welcomes a decision by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine to postpone disputed local elections until next February, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted as saying by the Interfax news agency on Tuesday.

(Reporting by Alexander Winning; Writing by Jack Stubbs; Editing by Andrew Osborn)

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