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Radio 4,21 Feb 2014,45 mins

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Ukraine's President Yanukovych and opposition sign deal on early election after months of political crisis and scores of deaths. We hear from opposition MP Andriy Shevchenko and visiting German MEP Rebecca Harms. Plus Andrew Hosken reports from Donetsk, part of Yanukovych's heartland. The militant Basque separatist group, ETA, begins decommissioning its weapons. We speak to Rev Harold Good, who witnessed the IRA putting its weapons beyond use. And Robert Mugabe reaches 90. Prof Stephen Chan helps us assess Zimbabwe's leader. Presented by David Eades.

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