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| Russian President Putin 'scraps Ukraine military move' | Russian President Putin 'scraps Ukraine military move' |
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| Russia's president has asked parliament to revoke the right of military intervention in Ukraine, where rebels have been fighting government troops. | Russia's president has asked parliament to revoke the right of military intervention in Ukraine, where rebels have been fighting government troops. |
| Vladimir Putin's move was aimed at "normalising the situation" in the conflict-torn eastern regions of Ukraine, his press-secretary said. | Vladimir Putin's move was aimed at "normalising the situation" in the conflict-torn eastern regions of Ukraine, his press-secretary said. |
| The upper house of parliament authorised Mr Putin to use force in Ukraine on 1 March. | The upper house of parliament authorised Mr Putin to use force in Ukraine on 1 March. |
| Moscow has since annexed Ukraine's southern Crimea peninsula. | |
| This was achieved with the help of troops without insignia. Despite initial denials, Mr Putin later admitted that those were Russian armed forces. | This was achieved with the help of troops without insignia. Despite initial denials, Mr Putin later admitted that those were Russian armed forces. |
| However, Moscow denies accusations by Kiev that Russian troops are helping and arm the separatists in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions. | |
| 'Choreographed plan' | 'Choreographed plan' |
| On Tuesday, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Mr Putin had sent a letter to the upper house of parliament, the Federation Council, asking to revoke the right of military intervention in Ukraine. | On Tuesday, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Mr Putin had sent a letter to the upper house of parliament, the Federation Council, asking to revoke the right of military intervention in Ukraine. |
| Mr Peskov said the move was linked with the beginning of trilateral talks - also involving Russia and the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe - on the conflict in eastern Ukraine. | Mr Peskov said the move was linked with the beginning of trilateral talks - also involving Russia and the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe - on the conflict in eastern Ukraine. |
| Pro-Russian separatists on Monday said they would observe a ceasefire until Friday morning, responding to the unilateral truce declared by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. | Pro-Russian separatists on Monday said they would observe a ceasefire until Friday morning, responding to the unilateral truce declared by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. |
| The BBC's Daniel Sanford in Moscow says that Mr Putin's request to parliament could be voted in as soon as Wednesday, according to senior Russian officials. | The BBC's Daniel Sanford in Moscow says that Mr Putin's request to parliament could be voted in as soon as Wednesday, according to senior Russian officials. |
| This could be a very important choreographed plan to achieve peace in eastern Ukraine, our correspondent says. | |
| It looks as if everybody is stepping back from the brink of an abyss or at least trying to, he adds. | |
| Hundreds of people have been killed in fighting in eastern Ukraine. | Hundreds of people have been killed in fighting in eastern Ukraine. |