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Ukraine gets tough with minority

Published: 10 December, 2008, 12:16
Edited: 02 September, 2010, 05:01

Ukraine is putting pressure on a small ethnic group living within the country's borders. Kiev is taking legal action against the Rusyns, accusing them of extremist activities. Originally seeking autonomy for their region, the Rusyns now want their own sta

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2 COMMENTS

Oleh October 23, 2009, 00:01 quote

This is hilarious, if you go subcarpatian Ukraine and ask someone if they in any form want to separate from ukraine they will laugh, i cant believe this is being compare to kosovo

chris September 02, 2010, 04:59 quote

All Ukrainians were and are known as Rusyns. There is no "separate" ethnicity. I agree with Oleh, hilarious.

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