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Post-election developments in Ukraine

Ukrainian servicemen read newspapers as they rest at a checkpoint near the eastern Ukrainian town of Debaltseve in the Donetsk Region on August 6, 2014.

To fight Russia, Ukraine considers Moscow-style censorship

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Ukraine’s parliament is considering a Russian-style law that would crack down on dissent in media and online, but the measure has sparked a backlash from journalists and even former government officials.Ukraine’s parliament is considering a Russian-style law that would crack down on dissent in media and online, but the measure has sparked a backlash from journalists and even former government officials.

A woman takes photos of a "Wanted" notice for fugitive Ukrainian President Victor Yanukovich, plastered on the window of a car used as a barricade, near Kiev's Independent Square February 24, 2014.

Where did the downfall of Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovych begin?

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