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Ukraine native watches protests, turmoil unfold in homeland

March 6, 2014 by Donna Beth Weilenman 5 Comments

Benicia resident: ‘Positive about future’ despite threat of war When voters in Ukraine chose Viktor Yanukovych as their president in 2010, a former Russian oligarch, Boris Beresovskiy, declared the nation had elected a “mafia don.” In the Feb. 17, 2010 edition of Ukrainska Pravda, Beresovskiy wrote, “I appeal to you, Outskirtspeople (residents of the Ukraine), […]

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