The protests began in November after President Viktor F. Yanukovich declined to sign a free-trade agreement with the European Union, negotiating a financial aid deal with Russia instead. A movement that seemed to be fading was re-energized by opposition to new laws against public assembly passed last week.
Protesters in Ukraine Try to Block Government Offices http://t.co/GdmN8SXeNV Case shows how tactics on both sides co-evolve... 1/2
— Jay Ulfelder (@jay_ulfelder) January 20, 2014
...and, as a result, how the distinction between nonviolent & violent campaigns is often not so clear. 2/2
— Jay Ulfelder (@jay_ulfelder) January 20, 2014