EuroMaidan Revolution
Halya Coynash: Traffic police deployed against EuroMaidan protesters
Ukraine’s traffic police are as notorious as the country’s roads, and both are best avoided. This is not an option for people taking part in the EuroMaidan peaceful protests, not only because many come to Kyiv from other parts of the country. The traffic police have been widely used to prevent people physically reaching the demonstrations as well as to intimidate those taking part. A new traffic police special force unit whose formation was announced on Jan 2, is likely to increase interference.