Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovych signed an economic treaty with Russia's Vladimir Putin, on Tuesday.
Yanukovych signed the economic agreement, despite mass protests, in Ukraine, against his doing so.
He also had twice pledged to sign an agreement with the EU.
Protests have been taking place for about a month now, with crowds as large as
two hundred thousand, in Kiev's Independence Square alone.
Many Ukrainians worry that Yanukovych is taking their country back under
Russian influence and fear a loss of their independence from their
former Soviet masters.
The protests gained steam after
three former presidents backed them.
Police were unable to clear out the protesters
last Tuesday, and only partially successful on Wednesday.
Their failure had been followed by Yanukovych promising to get back to working on the deal with the EU.
However, his once again breaking his word has only heightened the calls for his removal from office and led to many to call him a traitor and warn that he should never return to the country.
