2010 Election- Victor Yanukovych Becomes Ukrainian President.
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2010 Election- Victor YanukovychBecomes Ukrainian President
Viktor Yushchenko- 3rd Pres. Ukraine
Yushchenko was suppose to complete trade deal with the E.U., but alters and signed trade deal with Russia.
Massive Protest against Yanukovych
Kiev, Independence Square, Pro- Western/European Ukraine’s protesting against pro-Russia agreement.
Response to the protestors…. Over time oppressive & harsh
Feb. 20- protestors were killed by military and police… Kiev2014
Yanukovych fled the Ukrainian capital.
Poster in Kiev Estate = Corruption
Poroshenko becomes new Ukrainian President
President Putin in Russia; was ally to Yanukovych ….
Russia annexed Crimea, March 2014Putin say’s he sent in troops to support referendum vote in Crimea to join Russia.
2014 Russian military intervention in UkrainePro- Russian Demonstrators in Eastern Ukraine.Russian Military Tanks in Eastern Ukraine
MH17 Malaysia plane crash in UkraineRussian Army, or Ukrainian Rebels??? Evidence Is Now Conclusive: Two Ukrainian Government Fighter-Jets Shot Down Malaysian Airlines MH17.
Western Powers respond with Economic Sanctions against Russia.
Attempts for peace… fragile….
What do the Russian’s want? Speculation…
Poroshenko, Merkel (Germany) & V.P Biden, Munich- Feb. 2015…