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May 19, 2015

New Ukrainian Law Honors Nationalist Groups That Aided Nazis 
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Ukraine has vowed to prosecute two men it accuses of being elite Russian
soldiers captured in country's restive east. Russia has claimed the men
are no longer active soldiers. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Petro
Poroshenko has signed new legislation praising Ukrainian nationalist
groups with links to the Nazi Holocaust as freedom fighters. The new law
honors a number of groups which aided the Nazis, including the Ukrainian
Insurgent Army, which is also accused of murdering up to 100,000 Polish
civilians during World War II. On Monday, the United States signed a
second $1 billion loan guarantee to help Ukraine fight Russian-backed
rebels and boost its economy.

 

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