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Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov resigned on Tuesday in a bid to ease Ukraine’s deadly two-month crisis as lawmakers began an extraordinary session aimed at adopting crucial reforms."I have taken a personal decision to ask the president of Ukraine to accept  my resignation from the post of prime minister,” Azarov said in a statement.    

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