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    Bloodshed in Ukraine

    It's been another day of bloody clashes between police and protesters in Kiev, Ukraine's capital city. President Viktor Yanukovych says opposition leaders are trying to seize power by force, requiring him to order a crackdown.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    It's been another day of bloody clashes between police and protesters in Kiev, Ukraine's capital city. President Viktor Yanukovych says opposition leaders are trying to seize power by force, requiring him to order a crackdown. In Paris, US Secretary of State John Kerry responded to today's developments by "talking about the possibility of sanctions or other steps with our friends in Europe and elsewhere in order to try to create the environment for compromise." So what's at stake for Russia, and what's expected from Vladimir Putin?

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Reporter, Fill-in Host

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      Kareem Maddox

      Three-on-three basketball player in the final stages of qualifying for Olympics; former KCRW intern

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      Christopher J. Miller

      Radio Free Europe

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      Peter Spiegel

      Financial Times

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      Andrew S. Weiss

      Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

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    2 of 3
    Bloodshed in Ukraine; The 'Inevitability' of Hillary in 2016
    1. 0:00Obama’s Mexico Visit Marred by Keystone Pipeline, Party Politics
    2. 8:05Bloodshed in UkraineYou’re reading this
    3. 24:24Hillary Clinton and Political 'Inevitability'
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