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Russia warns West of "catastrophe" over Ukraine

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29-01-2015 | 07:06

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Russia's envoy to the European security watchdog OSCE urged the United States and Europe on Thursday to stop supporting "party of war" in Ukraine and warned a "catastrophe" could lie ahead, Interfax news agency reported.

"I would like to appeal to the states that have influence on Kiev's leadership, most of all to Washington. It's time to stop indulging Ukraine's party of war," said Russia's OSCE envoy, Andrei Kelin. "Only a big catastrophe can result from such developments."

Five Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and 29 wounded in fighting with pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine's eastern regions in the past 24 hours, Kiev military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said on Thursday.

According to the Ukrainian military, separatists shelled Ukrainian army positions in more than 100 separate attacks.

IMF TEAM EXTENDS KIEV STAY

An International Monetary Fund team is extending its mission in Kiev beyond a planned departure date of Jan. 29, a representative of the press service of Ukraine's central bank said on Thursday.

"The mission is continuing its work in Kiev," the representative said without giving any details about how long talks had been extended by.

The IMF is in talks with Ukrainian authorities about boosting financial support to Ukraine and said last week it would support a bigger, longer-term funding plan than its current $17 billion program, but did not give exact figures.

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