Ukraine's Battle for Europe
On Nov. 21, summoned by a Facebook post by a journalist named Mustafa Nayem, more than 1,500 Ukrainians showed up in Independence Square in Kiev to protest their government’s decision to “pause” preparations for signing an association agreement with the European Union. The next day, more crowds gathered, in Kiev and other cities. Soon, the protesters numbered over 100,000.
This month is the ninth anniversary of the “Orange Revolution,” which forced the authorities to annul the results of a contested presidential runoff and hold a revote. But in a country that has been largely apathetic for nearly a decade, no one could have expected such a strong reaction to a decision that would not even guarantee Ukraine’s full membership in the European Union — not even in the future.… Seguir leyendo »