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Below are a list of resources that cover the current political unrest in Ukraine, which has become a “cold” proxy conflict between the European Union (EU) and Russia. Economists argue that joining the EU would benefit Ukraine, but Russia has warned that doing so may endanger the country’s gas shipments. Ukraine’s current president, Viktor Yanukovych, was ousted by a popular protest called the “Orange Revolution” in 2004, but made a political comeback and became Ukraine’s president in 2010. As an interesting aside, the current protests against Yanukovych are being carried out by the current world heavyweight boxing champion Vitali Klitschko.
#SecKerry: We urge #Ukraine‘s government to listen to people who want to live in freedom, opportunity, prosperity. http://t.co/Vtsizk4OSV
— Department of State (@StateDept) December 4, 2013
World boxing champion Klitschko leads Ukraine’s protests, hopes to become its next president: http://t.co/VnxninnkIk -MM
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 4, 2013
“Yanukovych is trying to ensure his reelection in 2015. This primary motive has guided his actions” Lilia Shevtsova: http://t.co/nTjoQcw4GN
— Carnegie Endowment (@CarnegieEndow) December 4, 2013
MT @MaxBoot: Ukraine protesters may find it once again easier to overthrow a hated regime rather than to govern. http://t.co/gJ1CeHGcQz
— CFR (@CFR_org) December 3, 2013
To keep Russia at the table, U.S. stays mum on Ukraine http://t.co/dVMW0xCfHx
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 3, 2013
Why the U.S. should care about the Ukraine http://t.co/ynqxkqxOvC
— Forbes (@Forbes) December 4, 2013
Op-Ed Contributor: How the E.U. Pushed Ukraine East http://t.co/Rujhvpbpfu
— NYT Opinion (@nytopinion) December 3, 2013
Ukraine’s 3 post-Soviet presidents back anti-government protesters http://t.co/wCv222maZo & pic.twitter.com/jrh8y4lxmv
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) December 4, 2013
#News #MostRecent Ukraine: Why its future lies with the EU — not Russia http://t.co/b8ZGb13Hed via @CNN
— iRSSNews (@iRSSNews) December 3, 2013
No Confidence Vote Fails: Yanukovych Brings Dissenters Into Line http://t.co/JGrDkHGg8Y
— SPIEGEL English (@SPIEGEL_English) December 3, 2013
Ukraine’s biggest problem is that it’s running out of Ukrainians: http://t.co/fYSUNZP1MB
— Slate (@Slate) December 4, 2013
Our view: peaceful protests by Ukrainians in favor of EU reveal the brutal Soviet-style tactics of the regime: http://t.co/bkJTouJyQm
— CSMonitor.com (@csmonitor) December 4, 2013
“prosperous and orderly Poland”? I think the @Guardian editors meant rather Germany? http://t.co/PwJ1SD0DCn #Ukraine
— agata pyzik (@agatapyzik) December 4, 2013
Ukraine caught between west and east, by @DmitriTrenin. http://t.co/pe0w03tBtS via @globaltimesnews
— Carnegie Endowment (@CarnegieEndow) December 4, 2013
As protests mount, the Ukraine president seeks to reopen talks with the EU over a previously rejected free trade pact http://t.co/wzvCHdJByb
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) December 3, 2013