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A Softer Iron Curtain Falls in Ukraine
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Feb 23, 2016 | 09:00 GMT
![Ukraine has become a symbol of the ongoing competition between Russia and the West.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/2x1_full/public/ukraine-wall.jpg?itok=3naZ5v7Q)
Children hold portraits of Russian President Vladimir Putin as they take part in a rally in the Crimean city of Sevastopol. Ukraine has become a symbol of the ongoing competition between two superpowers: Russia and the West.
(MAX VETROV/AFP/Getty Images)
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