For the last two weeks Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine has been the stronghold of anti-government protests; thousands have gathered in temperatures as low as minus fifteen to express their dissatisfaction with the President Viktor Yanukovych. Lined with makeshift tents and warmed by log fires and soup kitchens, volunteers distribute food to the demonstrators, whilst opposition leaders air their views on a makeshift stage. Ukrainians poured into the capital in protest after Yanukovych withdrew from signing an integration agreement with the EU last month; a deal that would have ushered in closer trade and political ties for the former Soviet state with Europe. Instead the President is set to press ahead with closer links to Russia, who has offered aid and cheaper gas in exchange for Kiev dropping its deal with the EU. https://middleeastmonitor/articles/europe/8815-support-for-protestors-in-kiev-or-cairo-depends-on-what-their-government-has-to-offer-you
Posted on: Sat, 14 Dec 2013 20:15:00 +0000
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