PRI’s The World: 5/02/14

The World

Ukraine's interim government ordered an assault on pro-Russian separatists occupying government buildings in Eastern Ukraine. We'll get the latest from the ground. Plus, the annual song contest Eurovision was designed to try to bring Europe together. This year, though, both Ukraine and Russia will be fighting over the call-in votes from Crimea. And we ask the co-founder of Twitter what he thinks his company's responsibilities are when it comes to overseas users and governments.

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