Euromaidan and eastern Ukraine backfire What is now known worldwide as Euromaidan can surely be named the protest of the year. The initially peaceful demonstrations which started as a reaction to then-President Viktor Yanukovich’s refusal to sign the EU association deal last year became violent in 2014. Kiev’s central Independence Square - Maidan Nezalezhnosty - was turned into a battlefield as Ukrainian protesters clashed with police through January and February. READ MORE: ‘Warzone’: Open street battles in Kiev as rioters, police face-off (PHOTOS) Molotov cocktails started fires, which were fueled by rubber tires. The square and adjacent streets were...
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