Russia granted ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych’s plea for protection from what he calls “extremists” after he was booted from office following a week of violent protests in his country’s capital city.
Meanwhile Ukraine‘s Parliament on Thursday voted to form a new government and approved Arseniy Yatsenyuk, who served as the minister of economy from 2005 to 2006, as its new prime minister
The decision comes as tension swells in Ukraine’s Crimea region — which is largely controlled by pro-Russia and Yanukovych supporters — where armed gunmen seized government buildings and raised the Russian flag Read more…
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