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Kyiv, Ukraine: No blood but plenty of terror as police grapple for control

December 10, 2013 Christopher J Miller of The Kyiv Post Ukraine

Amid news that embattled Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych would support a roundtable with opposition leaders to negotiate an end to

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Ukrainian protesters topple Lenin statue

December 8, 2013 VOANews Ukraine

Anti-government protesters in Ukraine have toppled a statue of Soviet state founder Vladimir Lenin in central Kyiv, during the latest

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Russia rebukes Germany for participating in Kyiv protest

December 7, 2013February 11, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Russia’s prime minister has admonished foreign politicians who have participated in the political events unfolding in Ukraine. Dmitry Medvedev said

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Russian official: No deal reached between Ukraine, Russia

December 7, 2013 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

A Russian official says no deal has been struck on Ukraine joining the Russian-led Customs Union, an issue that has

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Russia Watch: From Ukraine to Georgia to Russia, the internet breaks the information rules of the old USSR

December 6, 2013December 6, 2013 James Brooke VOA Moscow Bureau Chief Ukraine

In August of last year, Mikhail Saakashivili was cruising to what looked like an easy election victory. Today, he travels

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Kyiv’s riot police brutal, ‘begrudging’

December 6, 2013 Christopher J Miller of The Kyiv Post Ukraine

Whether in their blue urban camouflage or pitch-black uniforms, their faces masked or unmasked beneath large black helmets, their presence

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Ukraine’s protesters prepare for long haul

December 5, 2013May 10, 2024 James Brooke VOA Moscow Bureau Chief Ukraine

Firewood has been stacked, barbed wire has been strung above steel barricades, and insulated military tents have been pitched. The

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Europe 

Former Ukrainian presidents back anti-government protests in Kyiv

December 5, 2013 VOANews Ukraine

Three former Ukrainian presidents have endorsed ongoing anti-government demonstrations in Kyiv aimed at ousting President Viktor Yanukovych for backing out

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Europe 

Lavrov says Russia will not interfere in Ukraine

December 4, 2013December 4, 2013 Scott Stearns of VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Moscow will not interfere in the political unrest in neighboring Ukraine and says other

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