MARIUPOL, Ukraine: The European Union adopted new sanctions against Moscow on Monday despite the leaders of Russia and Ukraine vowing to uphold a truce aimed at halting a devastating five-month war.

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with Petro Poroshenko just as Ukraine's pro-Western leader was paying a highly symbolic visit to a government-held city that was hit by rebel bombardments a day after the peace pact was struck on Friday.

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