Sunday, December 1, 2013

Hundreds of Thousands Demand President Resign in Ukraine

Sunday marked the twenty-second anniversary of Ukrainian independence from the Soviet Union.

However, instead of celebrations the streets were filled with protests.

Hundreds of thousands of people marched through city streets demanding that the president resign.

Kiev alone saw at least three hundred and fifty thousand take to the streets.

Many Ukrainians fear that Viktor Yanukovich is working to rejoin them into the Russian fold.

Lately he has backed away from a deal to join the European Union, and began economic discussions with Russia.

The protests, on Sunday, were mostly peaceful, after violence injured hundreds on Saturday.

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