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In the meantime, we have had an update from Ukraine where a man accused of murdering a pro-western Ukrainian politician in the city of Lviv last weekend admitted that he carried out the killing but denied working for Russia, describing the attack as personal revenge," AFP reported.

This is my personal revenge on the Ukrainian authorities," the suspect told reporters in a video published by Ukrainian media outlets, denying he worked directly with Russian special services.