Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk appealed to the European Union for urgent financial aid on Dec. 15, saying the government was doing all it could to fix a shattered economy but needed help.
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Reuters: Yatsenyuk appeals to EU for immediate financial aid
Ukrainian servicemen guard at hydrometeorological station tower at the airport of eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk on Dec. 11, 2014.