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Germany lashed out at Ukraine Monday after authorities held a German analyst at Kiev airport for 10 hours after he was critical of the president, calling on the country to adhere to EU standards. Berlin was "irritated" that Nico Lange, director of the Kiev office of German think-tank the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, was detained on Saturday and threatened with deportation, government spokesman Christoph Steegmans said. Read more here