Both countries have mobilized their armed forces for a potential escalation in the war in eastern Ukraine, but Moscow and Kiev both have reasons to hold off for now.
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Ukrainian servicemen work on their tank close to the front line with Russian-backed separatists near Lysychansk, Luhansk region on April 7, 2021.
