EuroMaidan Revolution
New York Times: A moment of peril in Kyiv
Kiev’s Independence Square has been seized by protesters furious with Viktor Yanukovich, Ukraine’s president, because he has decided against signing a trade deal with the European Union — a deal that many ordinary citizens saw as critically important to their economic future. It is not immediately clear what Mr. Yanukovich can do, short of changing his mind and signing a deal. But the protests could well get bigger and more violent.