MARIUPOL, Ukraine: European leaders were set on Monday to unveil punishing new sanctions on Russia after weekend fighting in Ukraine imperilled a fragile truce aimed at halting a bloody pro-Kremlin uprising.

Ukrainian soldiers fortified their positions around Mariupol on Monday after insurgent attacks late Saturday on government positions on the eastern edge of the strategic port city.

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