Ukraine's Klitschko calls for "general mobilisation"
KIEV (Reuters) - Vitaly Klitschko, a senior Ukrainian politician and likely presidential candidate, called on Saturday for a 'general mobilisation' following Russian parliament's decision to approve deploying troops in Ukraine's Crimea region. 'Klitschko calls for a declaration on a general mobilisation,' the retired boxing champion's political party UDAR (Punch) said, making clear he favoured a military mobilisation
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KIEV (Reuters) - Vitaly Klitschko, a senior Ukrainian politician and likely presidential candidate, called on Saturday for a "general mobilisation" following Russian parliament's decision to approve deploying troops in Ukraine's Crimea region.
"Klitschko calls for a declaration on a general mobilisation," the retired boxing champion's political party UDAR (Punch) said, making clear he favoured a military mobilisation.
(Reporting by pavel Polityuk, Editing by Timothy Heritage)
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