How Ukraine’s economic decay fueled protests

By David McHugh

Published February 21, 2014 9:38pm ET

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How Ukraine’s economic decay fueled protests — An opposition supporter stands at a police barricade near the Presidential office in Kiev, Ukraine, Friday, Feb. 21, 2014. Ukraine's president gave in to pressure from European diplomats and offered concessions Friday to defuse a crisis that has divided his country and left scores dead. Shots rang out near Kiev's protest camp and protesters fought among themselves about what to do next. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) | Efrem Lukatsky

The battle in Kiev is, in large part, a fight for the country’s economic future — for better jobs and prosperity.

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