MH17: Rebels guarantee safety to investigators if Kiev agrees to truce

July 20, 2014 12:40

A top Ukrainian rebel leader has said that the pro-Russian fighters will guarantee the safety of international monitors at the Malaysian jet's crash site if Kiev agrees to a truce."We declare that we will guarantee the safety of international experts on the scene as soon as Kiev concludes a ceasefire agreement," the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic's deputy premier Andrei Purgin said in a statement.

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