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Foreign Secretary William Hague says "it is wrong to question the legitimacy" of the new government in Ukraine, commending the country's authorities for "refusing to rise to provocation":
Prime Minister David Cameron says the people of Ukraine should be free to choose their own future, and sends a "clear message" to Russia that failing to respect the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine is "unacceptable":
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