Ukraine imposed a cargo ban on traffic with the separatist east of the country on Wednesday. - - It marks a victory for protesters who, for weeks, have mounted barricades, to try to stop trains carrying coal and other goods from getting though. - - President Petro Poroshenko asked for the ban to be implemented, in something of a U-turn. - - The government in Kyiv had previously sent in troops to try to thwart the blockade by military veterans, ...
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