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• Papers reveal Yanukovich plans to turn army against protesters - FT.com

  "The Yanukovich regime had drawn up plans for a massive crackdown on protesters in Kiev using thousands of police and troops – and the chief of Ukraine’s armed forces on Thursday last week ordered 2,500 army troops into the capital for an “antiterrorist” operation. "

  tags: ukraine europe protest revolution democracy balanceofpower

• Hagel faces battle with Congress over defence cuts - FT.com

  "Chuck Hagel, the US defence secretary, announced steep cuts to the army and to several weapons programmes on Monday in order to meet lower budgets, but his proposed changes are likely to generate strong opposition from Congress in an election year. "

  tags: hagel congress unitedstates military military-industrial

• Washington hawks urge tougher stance on Ukraine - FT.com

  "When Ukraine was teetering on the edge of civil war last week, Barack Obama declared that the US was not engaged in a “cold war chess game” with Russia over the country’s future. "

  tags: ukraine europe washington obama balanceofpower russia

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