Analysis: The fall of Yanukovich and the future of Ukraine

3,649 views · Published 23 February 2014 · 4:41 · Indexed 26 October 2026

Channel: Al Jazeera English · 2014 · News & Politics

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James Jatras, former American diplomat and Russia expert, talks to Al Jazeera about Russia's geopolitical and economic interest in Ukraine.

"The Russians have a very strong stake in maintaing Ukraine as an economically-viable partner more than the European Union, and certainly more than the United States," he said.

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