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In Ukraine, calm amid soaring tensions
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Many Ukrainians have become accustomed to the constant belligerent signals at the border because the dispute with Moscow has been going on since 2014.
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KYIV - Bomb shelters are ready, people are signing up for training to defend themselves in the event of conflict, but Ukrainians report calm - even if an uneasy one - in the country as tensions with Russia soar.
Part of the reason for that lies in the belief that the involvement of Western powers will be a major deterrent against any overt Russian aggression.
