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While fighting a war of survival against Russia, Ukraine must not turn into its authoritarian neighbor.<\/p>\n

As Ukraine\u2019s main independent English-language media outlet, we have a duty to acknowledge and expose this threat.<\/p>\n

A string of recent events indicate that the Ukrainian leadership is increasingly circumventing democratic institutions<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

– https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/tag\/ukraine\/rss\/<\/p>\n

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