Conflict with Russia galvanizes Ukraine’s identity

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KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — He’s one of Russia’s favorite doctors, the author of books read by parents from Moscow to Siberia. And he lives in eastern Ukraine where the Russian language is dominant and ties to Russia strong.

But when Russia seized control of Crimea, Yevgeny Komarovsky sent this blunt message to the Russian people: We Ukrainians are a nation of our own.

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