In actions reminiscent of Crimea, pro-Russian forces seized control of government buildings in east Ukraine Monday, taking over in the cities of Kharkiv and Luhansk, a city just 15 miles from the Russian border. Pro-Russian protestors followed by declaring east Ukraine independent, reports USA Today. But unlike Crimea, Ukraine took action to oust the pro-Russian forces from Kharkiv, reports the New York Times. 

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