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Federation Council cancels resolution on using Russian troops in Ukraine

On Tuesday, President Vladimir Putin proposed to the Federation Council to cancel the March 1 resolution over possible use of Russian military forces in Ukraine
The Federation Council ITAR-TASS/Anton Novoderezhkin
The Federation Council
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MOSCOW, June 25. /ITAR-TASS/. The Federation Council has revoked the resolution of March 1, 2014, on using the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine. The decision was taken one vote short from unanimously, 153 out of 154 senators voted for canceling the resolution. 

The decision takes effect from the day it is approved.