Pro-Western parties were expected to sweep parliamentary elections in Ukraine, exit polls showed, tilting the embattled former Soviet republic further toward Europe and away from Russia.
Oct. 26, 2014 Parliamentary Election
Wall Street Journal: Pro-Europe parties sweep Ukraine’s parliamentary elections

\"The new government will face immense challenges, not least the Kremlin's unwillingness to countenance Ukraine's efforts to forge closer economic and political ties with Europe,\" wrote the Wall Street Journal.