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Old 02-21-2014, 02:01 PM   #31
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Surprisingly enough, the Western powers did something. After the US and EU started threatening Ukraine with sanctions (started a day or two ago), a rather quick settlement has been reached.

The 2004 constitution will be reinstated, a new presidential election will be held, and a new "joint government" (no details yet) will be formed. Also, former president Timoshenko, and important figure for the opposition, is likely to be released from jailed.

This is from Finnish news.
I hate to be a downer, but I think it's only a matter of time until Russia pulls the rope back the other way. They still have too much leverage on Ukraine's economy. In fact, every time Ukraine tries to westernize, Russia pulls something (shut's off their gas, bribes them with bailout money, etc...).
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