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May 16, 2014

Ukraine: Steelworkers Take Control in Eastern City of Mariupol 
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Steelworkers have reportedly taken control of the eastern Ukrainian city
of Mariupol from pro-Russian forces. The workers launched citizen
patrols in multiple cities this week after they were urged to take
action by their boss, Rinat Akhmetov, Ukraine's richest man. The United
Nations, meanwhile, has warned of an "alarming deterioration" in human
rights in the region. Western-backed talks on the crisis opened in Kiev
this week, but pro-Russian separatists were excluded.

 

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