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    Pro-Russian rebels native to Ukraine, believe that their actions against the government are just. Those who believe that the Pro-Russian Ukrainian rebels are fighting against a corrupt, ultranationalist government are right. The Ukrainian citizens need to understand, however, that the government of Ukraine is the lesser of two evils; the rebels have committed many more heinous crimes than the government has. The rebels are also against policies that can benefit all of Europe and Ukraine. Currently, the Ukrainian

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    Throughout their shared history, Russia had been the leader, Ukraine the submissive follower. The two nations had shared much of their history and culture, constantly entwined, and Russia was determined to keep it that way. With the increasing need to industrialize, Stalin ordered the collectivization of farms throughout the USSR and forced them to meet impossibly high quotas. With the Ukrainians’ failure to meet the quotas, they were forced to go without food for the winter and spring of 1931-1932

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    The political relations between Ukraine and Russia as the two independent subjects of international relations were established in 1991 after the eighth December of the same year signed the Belavezha agreement between Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, which marked the end of the existence of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics as " subject of international law and geopolitical reality "and the establishment of the Commonwealth of Independent States. From that moment we can talk about the beginning

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    After taking a look at the maps, charts and tables I decided to compare and contrast Ukraine and the United states(U.S.). I chose these two countries because I was originally born in Ukraine and would like to know more about that country and also the U.S. because it is my home. I will discuss similarities and differences between these countries and challenges for the future, challenges facing youth, and the advantages and disadvantages of using maps, charts and tables. Starting out with the differences

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    War in Ukraine “The West must understand that, to Russia, Ukraine can never be just a foreign country. Russian history began in what was called Kievan-Rus. The Russian religion spread from there. Ukraine has been part of Russia for centuries, and their histories were intertwined before then.” (Kissinger). Ukraine has been a focal point in Eastern Europe and foreign policy for hundreds of years. From the Crimean war, to Hitler’s operation Barbarossa the territory we know today as Ukraine has fallen

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    country’s cultural identity, one can gain a better understanding of a country’s values and viewpoints within a global context. Through an exploration of culture and its characteristics as well as the specific culture of Ukraine, it can be argued that the current conflict in Ukraine could potentially become an area of conflict for the United States and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Culture has existed since

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    Science and Biological Citizenship While the sociopolitical outcomes for India and Ukraine differ, they find agreement in the experience of biological citizenship. This termed was coined by Adriana Petryna specifically about the Chernobyl sufferers, but elements of it apply equally well to the experience of those post-Bhopal. Biological citizenship is a unique element of technical disasters because technical disasters are made up of two competing logics: “the political logic of risk containment and

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    There has been a range of international reactions to the crisis. The U.N. General Assembly passed a non-binding resolution 100 in favor, 11 against and 58 abstentions in the 193-nation assembly that declared invalid Crimea's Moscow-backed referendum. The United States followed suit by imposing sanctions against persons they deem to have violated or assisted in the violation of Ukraine's sovereignty, which were mostly close aides of Putin. "We want the Ukrainian people to determine their own destiny

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    Everyone was born with human rights, such as property, freedom and liberty. Unfortunately, many people in different countries government denial people on human rights and people struggle to make a better life. Governments in Ukraine and Cambodia were significant examples of how governments abuse that power to control the people in order to get benefits from their citizen. The leader Stalin and Pol Pot both made a significant change in the history by creating horrible policies. The policies were

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    Ukraine is an example of great courage, endurance and spirituality. My country went through a very difficult path century. Ukrainians have always been famous for its great inner strength, unique culture, language and melodious high standards of morality. Open, honest and friendly, they have repeatedly been the victims of brutal violence by aggressive neighbors and foreign invaders. And Ukrainian selflessly fought for their future and a better life for their children. The history of Ukraine is heroic

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