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February 27, 2014

Interim Ukrainian PM Favored by U.S. Diplomat in Leaked Tape 
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Lawmakers in Ukraine unveiled an interim government Wednesday, to be led
by Arseniy Yatsenyuk as prime minister. Yatsenyuk, or "Yats," is the
opposition leader who top U.S. diplomat Victoria Nuland clearly favors
in a leaked phone call released before Yanukovych's ouster.

Victoria Nuland: "I think — I think Yats is the guy who’s got
the economic experience, the governing experience. He’s the guy
— you know, what he needs is Klitsch and Tyahnybok on the outside.
He needs to be talking to them four times a week. You know, I just think
Klitsch going in, he’s going to be at that level working for
Yatsenyuk. It’s just not going to work."

 

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