European Union

A new series, where we try to give a short, easy, way-oversimplified background and history to a story that could use at least a hint of explanation, but really needs like a massive book or several. So, what the hell is going on in Ukraine? There’s these protests, people are mad, it’s gotten violent, and at least 25 people have died just between yesterday and today. Let’s start at the beginning: Ukraine lies at the intersection of Russia’s and the European Union’s interests. It also lies at the intersection of the Russian world and the European world....

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