Ukraine’s pro-democracy, pro-Europe demonstrations in Maidan Square a decade ago marked the “first victory” in its war with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy declared on the anniversary of the popular protest movement.
Nearly 100 civilians died in violent clashes with security forces when Ukrainians took to the streets of the capital in 2013, demanding to move Ukraine out of the orbit of Vladimir Putin’s Russia and “join” the family of European democracies to which it “historically belongs”.
The “Revolution of Dignity” protests ultimately led to the ouster of Kremlin-backed President Victor Yanukovych and gave space to the rise of a new generation of anticorruption, pro-democracy movement leaders.
Al Jazeera’s Rob McBride reports from Kyiv, Ukraine.
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😂😂😂 Victoria Neuland days 😂😂😂😂😂
Yet nobody listened to her and who she wanted in position of power!
Klitschko being a prime example!
Ukraine wont be the same Ukraine when it joins nato. They wont have as much land, economy in ruins and hundreds of thousands dead all because they didn’t want to stay neutral.
Well that is just dribble
ukrainians are really stupid if they think they will live better in EU than with Russia lol
Yet standard of living is much higher, as is access to EuroZone and all that it entails.
@Marko Svåse ukraine had better standard of living when it was with their Russian brothers than today
@Marin
And that standard of living was well below European standards. Hence the amazement at Polish facilities and infastructure.
Russia is a second world country.
@Marko Svåse lol sure it is man good luck with your EuroZone while the rest of the world evolves
@Marinit is. And its easily to reference with facts and figures.
Can compare everything from childcare to annual income etc
Gas rich country yet only around 70% have it.
Similar pattern when it comes to outside toilets and public bathing areas in East!
Enjoy borst vodka and Putin.
Cookies anyone 😂
Until 2014, there was officially a Russian naval base in Ukraine, which was of great strategic importance. The United States staged a coup d’etat to deprive Russia of this base and make its bases there, which is a direct attack on Russia’s security interests. Russia has the right to defend itself.
Haha comedy gold
What’s the big deal about becoming European or be a member of the union
The fact that the EU has the second biggest economy and in terms of actual economic complexity, they have the most advanced economies.
@EJ Math not anymore
Tarriff free trade,
Work anywhere in Eurozone.
@Marko Svåse and sipping on some hot tea holding the tea cup with two fingers and crossed leg
You get more money if you are a corrupt regime like Ukraine and take money, like what they are doing now by selling the lives of Ukrainians
Revolution of dignity 😂😂😂 ukrainee have embarrassed themselves and are seen as savage and corrupt now. Thieves of the world, stealing tax payers money from democracies for their own pocket. What sane governance entity would hire a president with no experience in politics, world issues, foreign and domestic knowledge. Ukraine is a joke with a fake democracy
Scotland,UK, USA DRC Liberia Argentina….plenty countries.
It was a coup by USA/NATO , not a revolution
It really wasnt!
An illegal, armed coup in Kyiv, when a gang of armed radicals and criminals attacked police officers, threw Molotov cocktails at them, and then seized the administration and authorities. After which these groups came to power, mainly nationalists and Banderaites! This is the main reason why there is war now and we need to remember this! ☝️
Wow more made up stuff.
Is that the Berkut that was getting things thrown at them? Wonder why?
Confusing Kyiv with the armed Russian backed separatist criminals in Donetsk.
@cskvision son of a b*tch, are you saying that you support shelling of cities and terrorism against civilians in Donbass? Were you in Kyiv when armed groups and bandits came to Maidan? Did you see what those animals were doing there? They shot at the police and threw Molotov cocktails at them. Afterwards, these criminals seized the administration and came to power, ILLEGALLY!!! ☝️ Have you seen the faces of those who are now sitting in parliament of Kyiv? These are real faces of swindlers and criminals, along with Klitschko. By the way, do you realize that he is a former extortionist, no? Then shut your filthy mouth and first go to Donbass and talk to the locals. A 🐷 supporting terrorists and Nazis!
If you stand with Palestine, you must stand with Ukraine aswell.
Unless you have a double standard
A person who has good and clean mind will support freedom and teritorrial integrity especially Palestine and Ukraine. ❤
Ukraine is like Israel, not like Palestine
@Heinrich Hertz Cutting of utilities for Ukrainian citizens?
I’m a little confised here, because 🇷🇺 Putin frequently blames NATO’s eastern expansion for its invasion of Ukraine, but why did Putin/ Russia pressure 🇺🇦Ukraine’s then president Yanukovych to refuse signing an Association Agreement with the European Union (EU) – as it is a different organisation from NATO, and it wasn’t even an application for EU membership for Ukraine either anyways but rather just an association agreement?
Putin didn’t press anybody into anything. The Ukrainian Ministry of Economy has chosen to join the trade union with Russia that was their main trade partner. Then Proamerican sources used that to spread FOMO that it meant the lost opportunity of having 2000 euro pensions if the EU trade association were chosen instead. And many bought this absolutely untenable BS and firsty started demonstrating, then Americans and the EU leaders came, then American snipers killed the civilians on Maidan and the special trrops managed by the US tried to kill Yanukovitch, the final is known…
i d like to know how many deaths until caused the Maidan ‘Revolution of Dignity’ ? do u think Ukranian are happy with this ? when will they depose Zelenskyy and refuse this crazy war and to be slaves of the Usa ?
Is Ukraine part of the EU?
Ну потягивает винибредиком! 😂
Didn’t exactly turn out well for Ukraine..
Coup of idiocy and suicide
Ну что, Андрий, помогли тебе твои ляхи?