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Ukrainian president dissolves parliament

By Jim Heintz
Published August 25, 2014 8:35pm ET
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Ukrainian president dissolves parliament
In this photo taken on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2014, Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko makes a statement to the press in Kiev, Ukraine. Poroshenko on Monday, Aug. 25, dissolved parliament and called for early elections in October 26 as his country continues to battle a pro-Russian insurgency in its eastern regions. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) | Efrem Lukatsky

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s president on Monday dissolved parliament and called for early elections in October as his country continues to battle a pro-Russian insurgency in its eastern regions.

In a statement on his website, President Petro Poroshenko said snap elections would be held Oct. 26.

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