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Recession heats up political strife in Ukraine

Published: 26 March, 2009, 20:23


The streamer on the left reads: “Thanks for your recessionary plan, Yulia”

On Thursday, more than 5,000 opposition supporters protested against the continuing economic and political crisis in the country in the Ukrainian city of Simferopol.

 
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