Over the past two months the west has nervously watched events in Ukraine, hoping the country might step back from the brink. On Tuesday, those hopes received a severe blow on the streets of Kiev. In clashes between Ukrainian government forces and opposition protesters, at least 26 people were killed and more than 240 injured. With violence breaking out elsewhere, there are fears that Ukraine – a nation of 46m sitting on a faultline between western and eastern Europe – may be sliding towards civil war.
过去两个月里，西方国家一直紧张不安地注视着乌克兰事态，希望它能扭转危局。周二，基辅街头发生的冲突，让希望变得渺茫。在乌克兰官方武装与反对派示威者的冲突中，至少26人丧生，逾240人受伤。随着暴力冲突蔓延至乌克兰其他地区，人们担心，这个国家可能正在滑向内战。拥有4600万人口的乌克兰，位于东西欧之间的核心争夺地带。
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