Ukraine approved sweeping laws yesterday to tackle corruption and curb Soviet-era state surveillance of political life ahead of a parliamentary election its pro-western leaders hope will push the country towards the European mainstream.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Irish Times: Ukraine approves corruption laws as Kyiv hit by violent clashes
Suspicious masked activists of Ukrainian far-right parties and nationalist movements whose motivations were unclear clash with riot police outside the Ukrainian parliament in Kyiv on Oct. 14, 2014.
