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How Ukraine's protesters gave country a SHARE THIS Print second chance at reform Email By Taras Kuzio, Ukraine researcher, special to CNN More sharing February 23, 2014 -- Updated 1637 GMT (0037 HKT)

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Protesters in Kiev, Ukraine, cheer Friday, February 21, after news of an What do NATO photos show? agreement between the government and opposition leaders. Violence April 12, 2014 -- Updated 0014 GMT (0814 HKT) recently intensified in Kiev's Satellite photos show the Independence Square, which has extent of Russia's military been the center of anti-government mobilization on its border w ith protests for the past few months. Ukraine, say officials. Unrest in Ukraine HIDE CAPTION Ukrainian citizens carry cost of conflict April 11, 2014 -- Updated 2133 GMT (0533 HKT) << < 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 > >> Everyday Ukrainian citizens are 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 feeling the pain as the cost of unsubsidized Russian fuel STORY HIGHLIGHTS Editor's note: Taras Kuzio is a Research Associate at the Centre goes up. Kellie Morgan reports. Ukraine's President flees capital for Political and Regional Studies, Canadian Institute for Ukrainian amid unrest; former PM released Studies, University of Alberta. The opinions expressed in this from prison commentary are solely his. Kuzio: Public outrage fuelled by Russian separatists in Donetsk dig in April 11, 2014 -- Updated 2040 GMT (0440 HKT) years of President's attack on (CNN) -- The mass protests a decade ago in Ukraine may have democracy CNN's Nick Paton Walsh looks been known as the Orange Revolution, but they never quite became at the pow er struggle in Kuzio: Pro-Russian Party of a genuine revolution -- and the opaque manner in which politics and Donetsk, Ukraine w here pro- Regions w ill have to find new Russia protesters continue to candidate for election business are undertaken in the country never changed. hold out.

On the other hand, there's little doubt that the three-month long Euro-Maidan protests in Kiev are more of a genuine civil society- Why Putin is dictating terms to Kerry driven revolution with its own pantheon of martyrs. April 11, 2014 -- Updated 1103 GMT (1903 HKT) High-level talks to defuse the Ukraine crisis amount to a big The Euro-Maidan rallies exploded spontaneously in personal test for John Kerry November of last year in protest at President Viktor after a notably accident-prone first year as Secretary of Yanukovych's abrupt decision to drop the European State, says Simon Tisdall. integration that he and his predecessor, Viktor Yushchenko, had been negotiating for seven years. Last Transnistria -- caught in time warp month's passage of anti-democratic legislation on "Black April 11, 2014 -- Updated 1010 GMT (1810 HKT) Thursday" incensed protesters, and the President's The roads are named after Taras Kuzio refusal to negotiate with the opposition led to two revolutionary icons: Marx, Engels, Lenin. There's also just explosions of violence that left dozens of protesters and plain "Communist Street" ... police officers dead and hundreds more wounded.

READ MORE: Uncertainty reigns as President flees Crisis reveals cracks in Putin's empire April 11, 2014 -- Updated 1004 GMT (1804 HKT) Public outrage has been fuelled by years of attacks by the Yanukovych administration on Ukrainian democracy and Ukrainian national identity. The attacks have seen Ukraine transformed into http://edition.cnn.com/2014/02/23/opinion/ukraine-second-chance/ 1/8 13/4/2014 How Ukraine's protesters gave country a second chance at reform - CNN.com what U.S. diplomatic cables have described as a "virtual mafia Will Vladimir Putin be remembered for squandering state." Lawlessness became rampant in the courts, police, security "a promising legacy" for service and on the part of lawmakers from the ruling Party of Russia? Regions and its satellite, the Communist Party of Ukraine. The NGO corruption watchdog Transparency International ranked Ukraine as the most corrupt country in Europe while the Heritage Foundation More protesters call for secession think tank ranked Ukraine as the country with the least economic April 10, 2014 -- Updated 1626 GMT (0026 HKT) freedom on the continent. Protesters in an eastern Ukranian region have declared themselves a new "People's Ukrainians felt that their rulers were treating them with Republic" and w ant a visible contempt as a conquered population. There was referendum to secede from Ukraine. no accountability or limits on what could be undertaken. The constitutional court was stacked with the President's cronies, the judiciary was corrupted, Parliament turned U.S. Navy ship sent to Black Sea into a rubber-stamp body where legislation was railroaded April 9, 2014 -- Updated 0236 GMT (1036 HKT) Opposition leader Tymoshenko returns It's part of the latest U.S. through without the votes. Opposition leaders, including military effort to demonstrate former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko -- the support for Eastern European President's archrival -- were thrown into jail. allies concerned about Russia's troop buildup along its border w ith Ukraine. Meanwhile, the government led by the Party of Regions' Nikolai Azarov undertook incompetent policies that Turning Crimea into 'Putinland' devastated the country's economy. Ukraine's foreign April 9, 2014 -- Updated 0311 GMT (1111 HKT) Ukrainian opposition leader w ants justice currency reserves were looted to half of its previous Ukranian novelist Andrey value, which pushed the nation to the brink of default. Kurkov says w ar w ith Russia The standard of living for most Ukrainians declined, but a is on everyone's minds. small clique of oligarchs and the President's family continued to amass fortunes through rigged government tenders that are now the subject of criminal investigations. Ukraine to Russia: I'm not your child READ MORE: Ex-PM goes from jail to center stage April 8, 2014 -- Updated 1307 GMT (2107 HKT) Vladimir Putin thinks Russia is CNN crew sees Ukraine violence firsthand the parent and Ukraine is a Together this provided a combustible protest mood that child, says Robert Gamble. united students, middle class professionals, businessmen, farmers, and workers. The Euro-Maidan were both anti- Soviet -- Yanukovych and Azarov were born in the late 1940s, when Joseph Stalin ran the Soviet Union and NASA to end activities with Russia Donetsk was called Stalino -- and nationalist, as well as April 4, 2014 -- Updated 0921 GMT (1721 HKT) NASA is suspending much of being pro-democratic and European. Young medic shot through neck in Kiev its w ork w ith Russia in light of its actions in Ukraine, though Unlike Russian President Vladimir Putin, U.S. and space station collaboration w ill continue. European policymakers never understood Yanukovych and his Donetsk cronies. And their severe bout of wishful thinking that he had been converted to "European values" was very far from the NATO preparing 'strong options' truth. His foreign policy was pro-Yanukovych rather than being pro- NATO's General Philip Russian or pro-European. Yanukovych chose Russia over the EU Breedlove says it's critical to because he believed this would better serve his re-election deter further moves on Ukraine by Russia. chances, a step that backfired and led him to not even completing his first term.

In reality, Yanukovych was very unlike other post-Soviet leaders Is Crimea gone? whose origins could be found in the Soviet nomenklatura elites and April 1, 2014 -- Updated 0940 GMT (1740 HKT) Annexation is no longer the among dissident nationalists. Growing up in the coal-mining focus of talks on the Ukraine backwater of Donetsk, the President was twice imprisoned in his crisis -- so is Crimea gone from Ukraine for good? youth. But his lucky break was to forge an alliance with the oligarch Rinat Akhmetov in the mid-1990s -- a powerful figure who has remained loyal to him to the bitter end. This propelled him into the governor's house in Donetsk and into the leadership of the Party of Near border, prayers for peace Regions -- a political machine that is now disintegrating before our March 31, 2014 -- Updated 1042 GMT (1842 HKT) "Of course I'm praying for eyes. peace. But I think the Russians w ill come in," says a resident Over the course of nearly two decades, Yanukovych provided of Ukraine's border region. political protection as regional governor, prime minister and party leader for old Soviet industrial bosses and tycoons, some with past and existing ties to organized crime, and who became fabulously Does Obama really understand Putin? wealthy. When he came to power in 2010 Yanukovych served notice March 30, 2014 -- Updated 1409 GMT (2209 HKT) upon them that he and "The Family," as his allies from his hometown Barack Obama is now making Jimmy Carter look like Attila the came to be known, now expected "tribute" and to live the lives of Hun w ith a series of empty aristocrats. His stupendous and tasteless Mezhyhirya palace, threats, says Andrew Kuchins. replete with hunting grounds, tennis courts, helicopters, saunas and http://edition.cnn.com/2014/02/23/opinion/ukraine-second-chance/ 2/8 13/4/2014 How Ukraine's protesters gave country a second chance at reform - CNN.com a Spanish galleon are a symbol of his corruption and it is little wonder that protesters targeted the compound after he fled from How Obama can save the day March 26, 2014 -- Updated 1617 GMT (0017 HKT) Kiev. On Sunday, Parliament nationalized the palace, returning it to Frida Ghitis says President state hands. Obama has an opportunity to make the most of the situation in Ukraine. READ MORE: Who's who in Ukraine unrest?

Ukraine is set to hold early presidential elections in late May that are likely to be won in a landslide by a pro-European reformer such as Ukraine military dolphins join Russia Vitali Klitschko or Tymoshenko, who have stated their intention to March 27, 2014 -- Updated 1141 GMT (1941 HKT) Just w hen you thought this rapidly sign the Association Agreement with the EU. There is a need divorce couldn't get any for justice to be served to officials and business cronies who should messier... be held to account for corruption, abuse of office and murder.

But not everyone in the country looks to the West -- in fact, most of eastern Ukraine voted for Yanukovych and his Party of Regions in What is Russia's next move? the last general election. But today the party, which retains strong March 24, 2014 -- Updated 0517 GMT (1317 HKT) bases of support in Donetsk and Crimea, issued a strong statement As troops continues to build-up along Ukraine's border, fears condemning the President for human rights abuses, corruption and are grow ing that Russia may reneging on his presidential responsibilities. be eying more territory.

With Yanukovych under criminal investigation, the party will now have to find another presidential candidate -- one who can claim to World according to Putin represent the "Rusophone" population -- but with elections only four March 20, 2014 -- Updated 1003 GMT (1803 HKT) months away and as a member of a now-discredited party that Putin sees Russia -- long the w orld's largest country -- as a person is unlikely to garner widespread support. And although victim of both the West and support for Ukraine's integration into the CIS Customs Union -- Communists, w rites Alexander Vladimir Putin's pet project for a Eurasian Union -- is supported by a Motyl. quarter of eastern Ukraine, this constituency will be on the defensive in the face of the pro-European front-runners. Photos: Crisis in Ukraine March 26, 2014 -- Updated 1615 GMT (0015 HKT) Few countries receive a second chance to undertake changes and Images from Crimea, Donetsk, reforms of this scale, and the most difficult kind of work lies ahead Kiev and elsew here as the future of Ukraine lies in doubt. for Ukraine. The Euro-Maidan protests have shown that Ukrainians demand their leaders treat them with dignity and an overhaul of how their country is run. Ukraine's politicians have a daunting task to satisfy these demands amid such a revolutionary mood. Gallery: CNN Instagrams March 21, 2014 -- Updated 0121 GMT (0921 HKT) Scenes from Ukraine and Crimea, captured by CNN teams SHARE THIS Print 25 Email Comments » More sharing Map: How Ukraine is divided The current crisis is largely fueled by Ukraine's mixed We recommend loyalties and linguistic divisions. See w here the country is split.

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Sort by Best Share Favorite CNN joins MH370 search over Indian Ocean Join the discussion… How does Heartbleed bug put you at risk? rabidrabbit • 2 months ago Sending Russian troops in to Ukraine would be an unmitigated disaster and Putin knows it. It's time for Russia to stop playing USSR and start putting serious focus on Doctor: Stabbing injuries 'significant' creating a competitive economy. 16 • Reply • Share › More from CNN

James rabidrabbit • 2 months ago Ukraine prepares for war Ukraine was not offered admission to the EU, but Russia did offer them a $15 billion bailout. 8 • Reply • Share › Is Vladimir Putin irrational?

Jacob Schønberg James • 2 months ago IMF did offer Ukraine such financing , with lower rates, but Yanokowych did not like the conditions - greet Jacob Model: Why I came out as transgender • Reply • Share ›

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Василий Макеев giltedged • 2 months ago so it does not become like Ukraine, Moldova or Armenia once the oil Texas Land: Dirt or Gold? Latino News Today price tumbles a couple of notches 1 • Reply • Share › Recommended by

Marisa Louisa • 2 months ago Nicely written article - I'm just hoping that Putin does not intervene militarily - that would be the beginning of war, but I am thinking that Putin is rather depleted these days: billions for the Olympics, billions paid out for loyalty, and now the total tearing open of the dictatorship lifestyle which will only feed speculation about Putin's own luxurious villas and fat bank accounts. 7 • Reply • Share ›

giltedged Marisa Louisa • 2 months ago ...... not to mention the terrorists bombs which exploded in Sochi the warzone killing dozens, the homosexuals who were killed and quartered, the toothpaste which blew athletes' heads off, the dogs which were eaten like in the best San Francisco Orientals, the roofs of hotels which fell on athletes, the lack of instructions on how to open hotel and lift doors, the lack of familiarity of Russians with snow which made them choose Sochi not realising there isn't any snow there, the stupidity of Russians to challenge mighty USA in the winter sports resulting in total humiliation whilst USA was so dominant!

Marisa darling, remove the ring from your nose and don't believe your media. Just be aware of two things. First yoiur own oligarchs, your 1% ers quite http://edition.cnn.com/2014/02/23/opinion/ukraine-second-chance/ 4/8 13/4/2014 How Ukraine's protesters gave country a second chance at reform - CNN.com Just be aware of two things. First yoiur own oligarchs, your 1% ers quite deliberately transferred production to China so that not only jobs, but research, and in many cases whole industries were transferred permanently. Secondly they don't give a toss about you and are again quite deliberately replacing you with people from the Third World (85% of immigrants come from the Third World) 6 • Reply • Share ›

Ancalimon giltedged • 2 months ago Not so permenantly. Companies are now exiting or planning an exit from China. Mexico is on the verge of an industrial boom. I would like you to cite your claim that research was also transferred to China as there is no supporting evidence. Here is something you may not know, yes China leads the world in cheap manufacturing but the U.S. dominates and will continue to dominate high end manufacturing processes. 1 • Reply • Share ›

MathAtFA . Ancalimon • 2 months ago The explosion of Chinese-authored papers in peer reviewed scientific journals is the best proof that lots of research was transferred to China. • Reply • Share ›

giltedged • 2 months ago If fascists, student, nationalists and farmers from the Lvivian region of Ukraine think they can rule over the people in Crimea eastern and southern Ukraine, just because they form about 55% of the population, they have another thing coming.

But for the moment everyone is looking up to the people on the square not only to repair the damage done but also to provide them directly or through their American, Polishand British friends with $20 billion to keep them alive and subsidized American gas to keep them warm. 13 • Reply • Share ›

dsafd asdfasdf giltedged • 2 months ago I look Forward to seeing how ukraine deals with all the eu demands to abolish subsidies and abolish all its deals with Russia for Cheaper gas and see how it goes down! 9 • Reply • Share ›

rippled • 2 months ago 2nd chance to do what they should have done in 1992. Redraw borders so that Russians would be in Russia not in a BIH style Frankenstein state. Would have been far far far better for everyone involved.

Only luck here is IF shooting starts it won't last as long as in the Balkans cos Russia will immediately intervene and secure Crimea and possibly more. 3 • Reply • Share ›

outofthebox • 2 months ago Ukrainian cities protest against the nationalistic military coupe in Kiev that kicked a democratically elected president out office. Here you can see a peaceful meeting taking place in Sevastopol. https://www.youtube. com/watch?v=urJOdMqynaU

During this meeting the people elect their new leaders. As you can see people are waving the flag of Russia.

Here you can see another peaceful demonstration in Odessa https://www.youtube. com/watch?v=4iHaAN8ZUrc

The people are shouting Odessa Hero City! Nazis will not pass! Russia!

This is the man people believe is in control of Kiev. This video has an English http://edition.cnn.com/2014/02/23/opinion/ukraine-second-chance/ 5/8 13/4/2014 How Ukraine's protesters gave country a second chance at reform - CNN.com This is the man people believe is in control of Kiev. This video has an English translation. http://www.youtube. com/watch?v=8jyxq6YLLKg His name is Dmitro Yarosh he is the leader of the "right sector" He is an ultra right nationalist.

The police can no longer protect the people of Ukraine. http://www.youtube. com/watch?v=dbQQ7AVm99M

This is a video of a man walking up to policemen disrespecting them(cursing and shouting insults) and asking them for their documents. He says he is armed and is not afraid of firing. The last policemen in the video holds a rank of senior inspector and is still cursed out and threatened by the armed man. The police are unable to do anything. 5 • Reply • Share ›

Jacob Schønberg outofthebox • 2 months ago This elected president became a very greedy dictator with the help of the russian controlled communist party. This elected president failed miserably at representing his country , and in creating trust in the entrepreneurs - no new business was created and no new jobs. All they managed to do was stealing. many greetings Jacob • Reply • Share ›

MathAtFA . • 2 months ago Been there for "democratically elected president Yeltsin" near Russia's White House in 1991. Paid for being naive when barely dodged bullets sanctioned by the same Yeltsin in 1993. Learned my lesson: revolution NEVER improve lives of simple people. 1 • Reply • Share ›

Patokev • 2 months ago Well written article, very informative. Cheers. 1 • Reply • Share ›

James Malenfant • 2 months ago I would say we could learn a lesson from the Ukraine. When their leaders did not do what they wanted, they ran them out of town on a rail, then issued a warrant for the ex-president's arrest. Perhaps if we tried those tactics here, our politicians would be afraid of us. Just like they are supposed to be. Hmmm? Have a great day! 1 • Reply • Share ›

MEL • 2 months ago Bravo for the people of thr Ukraine! They beat the beast, thus far. Maybe the Americans can do this too, and run that fraud POTUS and FLOTUS out of town, and farther! The people are rising up, and if they can just keep others out of their fight, like the CIA, they can win real freedom, God willing. • Reply • Share ›

Ric • a month ago You know what Taras lets see what things look like in 18 to 24 months when the Eu has raped and pillaged the Ukraine. If the country really wanted to be independent, it would have struck no 'save me' bargains with ANYONE, but sucked it up and put their house in order themselves.

But no one is willing to do that in the world today so its all about the least evil deal, that a clueless public in the Ukraine will learn about in due time. • Reply • Share ›

El Capitan • 2 months ago It's also important to remember that Obama was lying when he promised to close Guantanamo Bay within a year of taking office. • Reply • Share ›

blu25 • 2 months ago http://edition.cnn.com/2014/02/23/opinion/ukraine-second-chance/ 6/8 13/4/2014 How Ukraine's protesters gave country a second chance at reform - CNN.com blu25 • 2 months ago Second chance for Ukraine to: spent the money form UE for 1) new private buildings for people of government, like Yanukovych or Yushchenko before, 2) new monuments for ukrainian nationalist Stepan Bandera all over the country Secend chance to divide of Ukraine, first was quite peaceful orange revolution, now in not, but next one will be bloody war • Reply • Share ›

UkrToday • 2 months ago The presidential election scheduled for May 25 should be cancelled and the new controlling forces should concentrate on Constitutional and Parliamentary reform, the removal of Presidential power to be followed by fresh Parliamentary elections under the new Constitution

The Head of State should be elected by a constitutional majority of 2/3rds of the new Parliament as is the case in Estonia, Latvia, Hungary and a host of other EU member states.

This alone would save Ukraine 100s of Millions of dollars and help restore democratic government in Ukraine.

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Arlan Ebel • 2 months ago Lyudmila Matiyko is a scientist from Kiev. She says:

"This should have happened months ago. Yanukovych is a coward. He has divided people. Not everyone agreed it should be through protests and violence, but everyone was united about the fact that he had to go.

He was twice sentenced to prison. The mayor was also sent to prison for something else. The people ruling our country were criminals. Can you imagine that happening in your country? It happens here because Ukraine is a very wealthy country and they are gangsters. I am suspicious of anyone in Ukraine who is incredibly rich.

I voted for Yulia Tymoshenko before, in 2004. She had the opportunity to make the right choices but she didn't free us from corruption. I am pessimistic about the future, I am not sure anything will really change, even after all this bloodshed."

Tymoshenko is a fraud like Yanukovych. When darkness clashes with darkness it does not produce light. All of this is moving toward conditions that will be bad for everyone who is not in a position of power. Reality will prevail. The reality is that this is just oligarchic power struggles that have nothing to do with "freedom" or "justice"

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Levkin Denis Arlan Ebel • 2 months ago Yes, absolutely true. Keep 100%. Tymoshenko, Yanukovych - the oligarchs and corrupt. The struggle for power, but for the sake of augmenting its influence and capital. Europe - no standing was that either do as before, and now. One conversations. Russia - is similar. More added to the scope of geopolitical influence section: Europe, Russia, USA-Russia.

Да, абсолютно верно. Поддерживаю на 100%. Тимошенко, Янукович – олигархи и коррупционеры. Борьба за власть, только ради приумножения собственного влияния и капитала. Европа – ни стоянии была что либо сделать как ранее, так и сейчас. Одни разговоры. Россия– аналогично. Еще добавил бы раздел сферы геополитического влияния:Европа-Россия, USA-Россия.

Все это очень плохо. • Reply • Share ›

stoneworker • 2 months ago http://edition.cnn.com/2014/02/23/opinion/ukraine-second-chance/ 7/8 13/4/2014 How Ukraine's protesters gave country a second chance at reform - CNN.com stoneworker • 2 months ago " this constituency will be on the defensive in the face of the pro-European front- runners." Could it be that they are armed and dangerous and not necessarily so popular? • Reply • Share ›

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(CNN) -- The mass protests a decade ago in Ukraine may have been known as the Orange Revolution, but they never quite became a genuine revolution -- and the opaque manner in which politics and business are undertaken in the country never changed.

On the other hand, there's little doubt that the three- Give month long Euro-Maidan protests in Kiev are more of Feedback a genuine civil society-driven revolution with its own pantheon of martyrs.

The Euro-Maidan rallies exploded spontaneously in

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