[RED DEMOCRATICA] Ban: Escalating violence in Ukraine is "unacceptable"

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | Security Council revamps Syrian aid resolution; no vote yet Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   February 19, 2014 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story Ban: Escalating violence in Ukraine is "unacceptable" United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling for a halt to "unacceptable" violence in the Ukraine. At least 26 people have been killed in clashes between protesters and police. Western leaders are considering sanctions against the Ukraine government for its crackdown. 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