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Masked commandos all the rage in Ukrainian politics

Published: 13 March, 2009, 08:52


AFP Photo / Sergei Supinsky

Last week masked armed men from the Ukrainian security service became the focus of the country’s political life. Many say they are used as a tool in the power struggle between the president and prime minister.

 
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