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Russia looms: Over Ukrainian unrest
KIEV - Now that the Ukrainian opposition has failed to oust the government in a no-confidence vote Tuesday, many wonder what's next in a crisis in which rallies for closer ties with Europe have led to violent crackdowns.
In a country that was once part of Russia and its communist incarnation as the Soviet Union, political analysts and Ukrainians say fears of meddling from Moscow fuel the conflict as much as the will to join the European Union.