Ukrainian soldiers stand near a tank at a checkpoint near the eastern Ukrainain city of Slavyansk on April 29, 2014. Moscow has assured Washington it will not invade Ukraine, the US Defense Department said after the United States and Europe imposed fresh sanctions on Russia over its role in the former Soviet republic. AFP PHOTO / VASILY MAXIMOV (Photo credit should read VASILY MAXIMOV/AFP/Getty Images)
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