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What is at stake in Ukraine if Russia continues its onslaught - Ukraine News

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What is at stake in Ukraine if Russia continues its onslaught Wednesday June 10 th , 2015  at  7:27 PM 1 Share A Ukrainian serviceman is seen at a checkpoint at the frontline with pro-Russian separatists in Novotoshkivske, eastern Ukraine, on June 8. (Gleb Garanich/Reuters) By  Arseniy Yatsenyuk   June 8 Ukraine is fighting a war on two fronts. The one you see on television is taking place in the east of our country, where thousands of  Russian troops  are engaged in an  armed aggression  against Ukraine’s territorial integrity, including the illegal annexation of Crimea. Less visible, but just as important, is Ukraine’s war against the Soviet past and the legacy of corruption and misrule that has held us back for so many years. These battles must be fought and won together because they are essentially about the same thing — Ukraine’s desire to build a prosperous and democratic future. Russian President Vladi­mir Putin  wants us to fai