Lindsey Hilsum
Fighting fascism from Ukraine’s Russian enclave
In Ukraine’s west, the outlook is towards Europe and the EU; in the east, allegiances are to Moscow. Can these two visions find common ground?
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Ukraine’s new government faces the people
Members of Ukraine’s new government are brought out to face the people at Kiev’s independence square. In Russia, President Vladimir Putin puts troops on alert.
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Lindsey Hilsum
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Ukraine leadership concerns over ‘dangerous separatism’
“Dangerous signs of separatism” are emerging in some regions of Ukraine, the country’s interim president says as he prepares to meet law enforcement agencies.
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‘British supporting Ukraine’s neo fascist groups’
Sergei Markov, director of the Institute for Political Studies in Moscow, tells Channel 4 News that “geopolitical games” are being played in Ukraine and “we are disappointed by western attitudes”.
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Russia accuses new Ukraine leadership of terrorism
Russia accuses the Ukrainian interim leadership of “terrorist methods” and says western backing for the rebellion is an “aberration”.
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Ukraine revolution: interim president appointed
Ukraine’s MPs vote for the parliament speaker to become interim president and are given until Tuesday to form a new unity government.
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Lindsey Hilsum
Can anger over corruption unite Ukraine?
Much has been made of the divisions in Ukraine, though I am yet to meet a Ukrainian who wants a divide. The question now is whether popular anger about corruption can pull people back together.
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Ukrainian MPs vote to oust the president
Ukraine’s parliament votes to oust President Yanukovych and calls early presidential elections in May – minutes after the president declared the revolution a “coup” and refused to resign.
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Pussy Riot attacked by whip-wielding Cossacks
Members of the Russian protest group Pussy Riot are beaten with whips by Russian security forces after trying to perform an anti-Putin protest song at the Winter Olympics.
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The battle for Kiev: EU leaders to discuss sanctions
As anti-government protesters clash with Ukrainian riot police in Kiev, EU leaders are planning to discuss sanctions against the Yanukovych administration at an emergency meeting.
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Sochi 2014 arrests: from gay rights to Pussy Riot
As two members of punk band Pussy Riot are detained in Sochi, Channel 4 News looks at Russia’s Winter Olympics protest arrests so far.
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Putin’s pride? Six famous gay sons of Russia
Vladimir Putin’s anti-gay propaganda laws have sought to stifle homosexual expression – but Sochi’s opening ceremony featured some of the most prominent homosexuals in international history.
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How queer is your beer? 10 best Sochi rainbow moments so far
From Vlad’s lipstick to queer beer and gay mountains, it could only be our 10 favourite rainbow-themed protests so far against Russia’s anti-gay laws.
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The teen who stood up to Russia’s anti-gay laws
Russia’s new anti-gay propaganda law, which is supposed to protect children, has for the first time been used against a minor – 14 year-old Maria Novikova. This is her story, as told by Nick Sturdee.
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Ukraine: far-right extremists at core of ‘democracy’ protest
As violent scenes play out on the streets of Kiev, we look at the major role extremist right-wing movements have played in Ukraine’s “pro-democracy” movement.
