EuroMaidan Revolution
Taras Kuzio: Ukrainians fight against return to past
An early-morning police raid on Jan. 22 left five protesters dead, including four from gunshot wounds. Police charged protests lines twice more throughout the day, pushing back demonstrators before retreating. A tense overnight standoff remains on Jan. 23 after political opposition leaders demanded that President Viktor Yanukovych call early election. Kyiv police denied accusations by demonstrators, eyewitnesses and political opposition leader that officers fired guns on demonstrators
Imagine that over the course of four years the prime minister and ruling party in Ottawa progressively stripped away your democratic rights and national identity and cut ties to traditional foreign partners. Would you be angry enough to hit the streets and protest? More importantly, would you still believe that the democratically elected government, which has broken countless laws and trodden on the constitution and your rights, retained any legitimacy in office?
