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Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych's government announces it is abandoning an agreement that would strengthen ties with the European Union. It seeks closer cooperation with Moscow. Protesters take to the streets.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin announces Moscow will buy $15 billion worth of Ukrainian government bonds and all for a cut in the price Ukrainians pay for Russian natural gas.
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Yanukovych flees the country after a political coup. Opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko is released from prison.
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Ukraine's parliament asks for an emergency meeting with the U.N. Security Council. The Ukraine government calls on Russia to put a stop to the "provocations" in Crimea.
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Hours after Vladimir Putin and Crimean leaders signed a treaty that makes Crimea part of the Russian Federation, a Ukrainian officer was shot and killed when a gunman attacked a military base near the region's capital. As a result, Ukrainian authorities authorized soldiers to shoot in self-defense.
