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Inside Ukraine's battle of the oligarchs

April 27, 2015

Ukraine's president Petro Poroshenko is reining in the super-rich oligarchs. Even though he's still one himself, Poroshenko says their influence must be curbed for Ukraine to have a future in Europe.

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So he is taking on erstwhile backers - like influential former governor Ihor Kolomoyskiy.