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Ukraine after referendum

Eastern Ukraine rebels see future with their “brothers” from Russia and Belorussia after referendum

Tuesday 13 May 2014 18:29 BST
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Armed pro-Russian militiants guard a barricade outside the regional state building in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine, on May 6, 2014. The death toll from a military offensive in a flashpoint town in east Ukraine rose to at least 34, officials said on May 6,
Armed pro-Russian militiants guard a barricade outside the regional state building in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine, on May 6, 2014. The death toll from a military offensive in a flashpoint town in east Ukraine rose to at least 34, officials said on May 6, (GENYA SAVILOV/AFP/Getty Images)

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