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Ukraine govt denies president will be at Cup final

By Peter Leonard
Published July 13, 2014 12:38pm ET
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Ukraine govt denies president will be at Cup final
In this Tuesday, July 8, 2014 photo, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko addresses Ukrainian troops as he visits their base in Devhenke village, Kharkiv region, eastern Ukraine. Poroshenko will attend the World Cup final in Rio de Janeiro's Maracana stadium along with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Brazil's Foreign Ministry said Saturday, July 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka) | Evgeniy Maloletka

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko won’t be attending the World Cup final in Brazil on Sunday, a government statement said, denying assertions by Brazilian officials that he would be there.

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