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Analysis: Ukraine’s likely president leans toward West but must face Moscow

May 27, 2014 Jamie Dettmer of VOANews Ukraine

Billionaire Petro Poroshenko, Ukraine’s likely new president, wasted little time in exhibiting his pro-Western leanings. “We need to do all

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Europe 

Ukraine separatists plan to disrupt presidential poll

May 15, 2014May 15, 2014 Jamie Dettmer of VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine are planning to disrupt the country’s presidential election scheduled for May 25, but Ukrainian officials

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Europe 

Ahead of breakaway vote, tensions remain high in eastern Ukraine

May 10, 2014 Jamie Dettmer of VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Violence is flaring and anger rising in eastern Ukraine, less than 24 hours before a controversial referendum calling for a

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Europe 

Kyiv suffers setback in east Ukraine

April 16, 2014April 16, 2014 Jamie Dettmer of VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Ukrainian authorities in Kyiv suffered a serious setback Wednesday in their efforts to restore order in the troubled east of

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Europe 

Ukrainian Orthodox churches face own crisis

March 25, 2014 Jamie Dettmer of VOANews Russia, Ukraine

 It is a relatively quiet Sunday and adherents of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church — Kyiv Patriarch — are praying at

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Europe 

Donetsk Russians say only Putin can save them

March 19, 2014 Jamie Dettmer of VOANews Russia, Ukraine

It is a frigid evening in Donetsk’s Lenin Square, but the cold has not deterred a small crowd from maintaining

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Europe 

Crimean secession likely to spark economic disorder

March 16, 2014 Jamie Dettmer of VOANews Russia, Ukraine

When Crimea’s two million people wake up Monday after likely having voted in Sunday’s snap referendum to break with Ukraine

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Europe 

Many Crimea students oppose splitting from Ukraine

March 14, 2014March 13, 2014 Jamie Dettmer of VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Ahead of Sunday’s referendum in Crimea over whether to join the Russian Federation, a split between young, educated Crimeans and

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Europe 

Ukrainians fight back in information war

March 7, 2014 Jamie Dettmer of VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Kremlin-controlled media have launched an information war to justify Russia’s seizing of Crimea. In response, Ukrainians are organizing to counter

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