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Ukraine, from Independence Square to the Donbas by Guillaume Herbaut/Institute – It all started with a few tweets calling protestors to demonstrate on Independence Square. Students were angry that President Yanukovych had refused to sign an EU association agreement, opting instead for the Eurasian union proposed by Vladimir Putin. Then the corrupt president fled the country and it turned into revolution. Next Russia annexed Crimea, and since then Ukraine has been falling apart. So what is happening? Is this the emergence of a new nation? Is this a latter day manifestation of the Soviet era, or is it a revival of Russian imperialism on the global stage? The crisis in Ukraine may very well be the beginning of an international crisis. Here: Kiev, Khreshchatyk Avenue, December 9, 2013, 9.29 am. Two Cossacks on a barricade manned by pro-EU activists near Independence Square. (Photo by Guillaume Herbaut/Institute)
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