EuroMaidan Revolution
Marta Baziuk: Behind Ukraine’s protest are memories of Moscow’s famine
Protesters rally in central Kiev, on December 11, 2013. Ukrainian security forces moved away today from the Kiev city hall after a failed bid to retake the building from some 200 opposition activists who have occupied it for over a week, an AFP correspondent reported. AFP PHOTO / VIKTOR DRACHEV
Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have protested in the streets over the past three weeks, culminating in the current occupation of government buildings and pitched battle with riot police in central Kiev. The ostensible trigger was the last-minute decision of President Viktor Yanukovich to back out of a trade agreement with the European Union, moving instead toward a deal with Russia and its Customs Union.
