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As Nato approves emergency force, reports emerged that Mr Putin made remarks last week saying he could topple Ukrainian capital Kiev in two weeks.
A pro-Russian unnamed rebel soldier admitted separatists shot down MH17 by accident.
Pro-Moscow separatists have released black box of crashed flight MH17 to Malaysian officials.
Some soldiers were wounded after armed pro-Russian separatists ambushed a convoy of Ukrainian self-defence fighters near Donetsk.