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Would-be Sochi hijacker wanted Ukrainian prisoners freed

February 9, 2014 VOANews Sochi Olympics, Ukraine

Investigators say the Ukrainian man who tried to hijack a Turkey-bound commercial flight and divert it to Sochi – the

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Europe 

Dialogue, peaceful resolution of political crisis needed, UN chief tells Yanukovych

February 8, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Ukraine

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has reiterated to Ukrainian president Victor Yanukovych the urgency of ending the political crisis in

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Ukraine: EuroMaidan increases security after bomb cripples two protesters

February 8, 2014 The Kyiv Post Ukraine

Andriy Parubiy, the security chief of EuroMaidan, instructed the protesters on February 7 to accept no objects from people they

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Turkish Pegasus Airlines Boeing 737 hijacked

February 7, 2014February 7, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Sochi Olympics, Turkey, Ukraine

A hijacking took place on February 7 2014 on an aircraft belonging to the Turkish Pegasus Airlines, which was flying

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Passenger on Turkish airliner tries to divert it to Sochi

February 7, 2014February 7, 2014 VOANews Sochi Olympics, Turkey, Ukraine

A passenger on a flight from Ukraine to Turkey on Friday attempted to divert the Turkish airliner to Sochi, Russia,

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Ukraine crisis: From political to economic

February 7, 2014February 7, 2014 The Kyiv Post Ukraine

There’s another reason to hope Ukraine’s political crisis ends soon: The health of the economy depends on it. Russia’s $15

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Former US President Clinton supports EuroMaidan democracy as Yanukovych aide hints at settlement

February 4, 2014 The Kyiv Post Ukraine

Former US president Bill Clinton on February 3 expressed his support for the Ukrainian EuroMaidan protest movement. “Kudos to brave

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News Analysis: Attention focuses on Ukraine’s ‘Thin Blue Line’

February 4, 2014 Robert Coalson RFERL Ukraine

After weeks of protests and intermittent clashes between demonstrators and police in Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine, the country’s

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Europe 

Ukraine’s Yanukovych says he is returning to work

February 2, 2014February 2, 2014 VOANews Ukraine

Ukraine’s beleaguered President Viktor Yanukovych says he will be back to work Monday, even as new protests against him filled

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