Developments in Ukraine
![A protester holds a smoke flare during a rally against the law to provide separatist-held regions with a special status, near the Ukrainian parliament, in Kyiv, Sept. 17, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/C0F1C247-2128-41FC-85FB-188C6CC9A2BE_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A protester holds a smoke flare during a rally against the law to provide separatist-held regions with a special status, near the Ukrainian parliament, in Kyiv, Sept. 17, 2014.
![The National Guard protect the presidential office in Kyiv, Sept. 17, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/E7DAEA9B-C526-4B8F-B1D3-DFC9F0DB2111_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The National Guard protect the presidential office in Kyiv, Sept. 17, 2014.
![Activists from the Right Sector party ignite flares near the presidential administration building during a rally in Kyiv, Sept. 17, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/40D7885A-872B-49AE-902D-0F47B39ED2C4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Activists from the Right Sector party ignite flares near the presidential administration building during a rally in Kyiv, Sept. 17, 2014.
![Russian marines cross a road in the Crimean port of Sevastopol, Sept. 17, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/82837541-A6EA-44AF-9A1D-C046848B0FBE_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Russian marines cross a road in the Crimean port of Sevastopol, Sept. 17, 2014.