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Two stipulations of the Minsk II Agreement that have not been met are “a full restoration of social and economic connections” and “[Restoration of] full control over the state border by Ukrainian government in the whole conflict zone.” Violations of these conditions are realized in the border held and checkpoints operated by separatist forces that control the flow of civilians across borders between occupied territory in Crimea and Donbas and government-controlled Ukraine and the Russian Federation.

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