Video: Dueling rallies between anti & pro-Russian demonstrators take place in Ukraine

Posted February 27, 2014 12:12 pm.

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Maclean’s Michael Petrou was on the ground in Simferopol, Ukraine as anti and pro-Russian rallies took place on Wednesday. There have been rallies against the new government in Kyiv and in favour of independence for Crimea.

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