Fears that Ukraine will split on ethnic and linguistic lines
3,702 views · Published 22 February 2014 · 5:08 · Indexed 24 October 2026
Channel: Al Jazeera English · 2014 · News & Politics
Some politicans are worried the crisis will split Ukraine between the West which wants closer ties with the EU, and the East which favours Russia. The country has long been divided along ethnic and linguistic lines. Lilit Gevorgyan is a Ukrainian analyst and joins Al Jazeera live from London.
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