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21 February 2014updated 28 Jun 2021 4:46am

Watch: “I Am a Ukrainian” viral video

The American-made video has been criticised for oversimplifying the crisis in Ukraine - but its message, by an anonymous Ukrainian known only as "Yulia", is impassioned and compelling.

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