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Christian Science Monitor: Russia throws lifeline to Yanukovych as Ukraine seethes

By Christian Science Monitor.
A demonstrator shouts slogans during one of this months EuroMaidan protests in Kyiv.
Photo by AFP

President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday tossed a golden lifeline to his floundering Ukrainian counterpart, Viktor Yanukovych, including a $15 billion loan and  sharply discounted gas prices to help Ukraine dodge what many fear is an imminent financial collapse.

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