CNN New Day February 20, 2014 12:09:00
The eastern part on the other hand has long been attached to russia for three or 400 years. so this is a struggle between east and west for the soul of ukraine. and naturally, the raw shans feel a natural affinity to the eastern part. and westerners feel that the western part of ukraine deserves to be in europe. so it's really a struggle for the soul of ukraine. as you say, it involves the rest of the world because each side is searching for an identity. >> at the beginning of this, we do know that protestors were calling for a close relationship with europe. but now, we're hearing protestors ...
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