Borderline Post-Soviet Disorder
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The State Department's Pro-Democracy Tacts
In 20 ten the russian candidate, yankovitch came to power. He began negotiating with the e u to form an association agreement,. basically a step on the way to full membership of the eu. Pudin said immediately, this is unacceptable. The ukraine cannot be in the eU because they are both parts of the liberal democratic order. 16 days later, as the country is politically in greater and greater degrees of chaos, putin announces a 15 billion dollar loan to the i m f and the ukraine. In january and february 20, four street clashes becoming a constant thing. 68 people are killed in the course of them. Finally,
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