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Now playing Next Ukraine Ukraine's parliamentary speaker gets key backing for job as PM A coalition of the country's two main parties says it has agreed to back parliamentary speaker Volodymyr Groysman for the post 13/04/2016
Now playing Next Ukraine Ukraine: Tough challenges ahead for next government Ukraine is in political turmoil as it seeks to form a new government. It follows the resignation of Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk. His likely 11/04/2016
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Now playing Next Ukraine Germany and France demand more reforms from Kyiv ahead of key talks The foreign ministers of France and Germany are in Ukraine to urge Kyiv to continue on its reformist path. 23/02/2016
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Now playing Next Ukraine Ukrainians march in honour of controversial nationalist hero Stepan Bandera More than a thousand people have joined a march in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, to mark the 107th anniversary of the birth of nationalist Stepan 02/01/2016
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Now playing Next Ukraine Ukraine passes law outlawing discrimination against gay workers After several failed attempts, Ukraine’s parliament on Thursday backed a bill that bans discrimination against gay workers – a pre-condition for the 12/11/2015
Now playing Next Ukraine Ukraine: deputies explain for and against the decentralisation law While there were violent protests outside Ukraine’s parliament, inside the chamber the atmosphere was equally tense. Mustafa Nayem from the 31/08/2015
Now playing Next Ukraine Ukraine: Communist parties banned from local elections Ukraine’s Justice Ministry has banned three Communist groups from running in the upcoming local elections and filed a lawsuit banning them from 24/07/2015
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