Tag Archives: Viktor Yanukovych

Ukraine After Yanukovich

By Halyna Klymuk Chomiak, Maidan citizen journalist Now that Yanukovych has fled Ukraine, one might ask who is running the country.  The answer is simple the Ukrainian people are.  The people who ran an organized Maidan since November 2013. The people who barricaded themselves for protection, who bore no arms, and who asked for Yanukovych to please […]

Understanding Ukraine’s Maidan

By Halyna Klymuk Chomiak, Maidan citizen journalist Many people think that EuroMaidan began the day after people realized that Yanukovych was not serious about reaching an agreement with the EU. They became fearful of a regression and a union with Russia and Putin. They began to do what Ukrainian people do when there is confusion, danger, and […]