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Rebels in Ukraine tried to distribute candy to kids. But the plan went spectacularly wrong.
Griff Whitte
June 2, 2014
DONETSK, Ukraine – The conflict in eastern Ukraine has been fought in recent days with bullets, bombs and mortars. But Sunday, the weapons of choice were chocolate, caramel and lemon-lime.
What started as a separatist publicity stunt ended in one angry, gooey mess.
Workers swept up sweets in Lenin Square Sunday after residents of Donetsk objected to the candy give-away organized by rebels. The sweets were made by the company of Ukrainian President-elect Petro Poroshenko. (Griff Witte / The Washington Post)
First, the PR stunt: The rebel government staged a rally for children in Donetsk’s Lenin Square to highlight what it claims are indiscriminate Ukrainian army attacks on civilians. Under sunny skies, mothers and fathers flocked to the square, kids in tow, to hear speakers rail against the “bloodthirsty Kiev junta.”
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