EuroMaidan Revolution
National Interest: Responding to a meltdown in Ukraine
Ukrainians have been protesting daily since Nov. 21, when President Viktor Yanukovych nixed a political and trade pact with the European Union. EuroMaidan demands his resignation and that of the government, early presidential and parliamentary elections, as well as free speech rights guaranteed and the signing of an association agreement with the EU.
For all the talk about a geopolitical showdown over Ukraine with Vladimir Putin’s Russia, the Obama administration has largely been a bystander to the unfolding drama in Kyiv. That may change when the lead U.S. troubleshooter, Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland arrives in Kyiv on Thursday.