Didn’t Samuel Huntington predict this long ago? In his book “Clash of Civilizations”, 1996, one of the fault lines he identified was in Ukraine, between the Orthodox eastern part and the Catholic western part.
I was across Kreschatik street from the protesters early Monday evening when they were beginning to assemble. I didn’t get any closer to them, because I had flights to the US to catch early on Tuesday morning, and I didn’t want to potentially be detained and miss my flight.
Many obviously want their bank accounts plundered, ala Cyprus. Ukraine is better off in Moscow’s sphere than in that of Brussels.
Don’t these silly Ukrainians understand that the EU only has their best interests at heart?
These people are nuts if they believe that the EU will bring them anything other than destitution and sorrow. This whole movement was probably started and funded by the EU in the first place.
Whatever happened to understanding the value of national sovereignty?
He should send some tanks in to convince them.
The populous and heavily Russian-speaking east is wary of Europe. There’s no chance for another “color revolution” in Ukraine.
Ethnic Ukrainians who speak Russian are looked down as country bumpkins by those in the west of the country. As long the opposition tries to play off Europe against Russia, they will get nowhere.
Yanukovi h is trying to tread water here. Won’t work for long. The best path for UkrIne is to establish strong trade relations with the EU but stay away from the Euro. Also Ukraine should join the Schengen Agreement