GLORIOUS NATION OF UKRAINE

Stream screenshot:

The people of Kiev seem... slightly upset.

Watch Ukrainians fight for their rights from this stream or this stream. It's crazy to see. Fireworks, flag waving, people throwing Molotov cocktails...

Also, Ukrainian riot police doing their thing.

Ebony wrote:

the fires grew just a bit:

Are they roasting marshmallows?

http://www.sharenator.com/weapons-of-euromaidan-in-kiev/

Jesus.

Annnnnnnd most mainstream news websites and channels aren't even talking about all this. A major protest in a European capital, all sparked by a struggle by the EU and Russia. What the hell? You'd think seeing a bunch of Ukrainians throwing fire bombs at each other in the streets of Kiev would be good for ratings.

In other news, the military has pledged neutrality in the conflict.

More streams:
http://rt.com/on-air/ukraine-kiev-police-protesters/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT86BH2LVUU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrZcAsPKK74
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyrjen4oAv0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sE-j_IwxkNM
http://videoprobki.ua/camera/70-maidan-nezavisimosti
http://5.ua/live
http://spilno.tv/
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/vichekyiv
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75cTwi0IjlM

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The capital has been seized by protestors, and it seems like the police have deserted the government. Yanukovych and his administration have fled to Kharkiv.

Major Developments:

• Feb. 22, 1:33 p.m. Parliament votes to immediately free ex-Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko from prison in Kharkiv. She is expected to come to Independence Square in Kyiv once she is released."
  
• Feb. 22, 1:44 p.m. Turchynov appointed acting prime minister.
  
• Parliament breaks until 4 p.m. (9am EDT), expected to vote on impeachment of Yanukovych then.
  
• Feb. 22, 2:12 p.m. Yanukovych staff appear to have destroyed/attempted to destroy documents in Presidential Palace.
  
• Feb. 22, 3:06 p.m. Not KyivPost, but BILD's Paul Ronzheimer reports "Yanukovuch ready to resign" Link. Rumblings from several smaller media outlets saying the same.
  
• Feb. 22, 3:14 p.m. Ukrainian Pravda News reports Yanukovuch has resigned. Announcement will come soon. Link
  
• Feb. 22, 3:16 p.m. Yanukovych advisor Hanna Herman denies President Yanukovych has resigned – Interfax Rumors continue to grow, however. Many in Kyiv celebrating with fireworks amidst report.
  
• Feb. 22, 3:18 p.m. Main page of KyivPost "Reports: Yanukovych has resigned". Not confirming it themselves though.
  
• Feb. 22, 3:22 p.m. "The resignation of the president is still oral" - Katerynchuk via Ukrainian Pravda News Link
  
• Feb. 22, 3:24 p.m. Opposition MP Mykola Katerynchuk says: "Yanukovych gave an oral promise to resign”
  
• Feb 22, 3:43 p.m. Ostap Semerak, an advisor to opposition leader Arseniy Yatseniuk, confirmed to the Kyiv Post that the opposition leader had spoken to President Viktor Yanukovych, who said he had resigned. -- Katya Gorchinskaya - KyivPost
  
• Feb 22, 4:00 p.m. It appears Yanukovych was on live television in Kharkov in the last few minutes saying he would NOT resign.
  
• Feb 22, 4:19 p.m. Yanukovych also said that many politicians from supporting parties had been threatened and coerced to resign.
  

(major developments list courtesy of a random redditor)

I think you're all aware of what's going on now. Russia incursions into the east and the Crimea, denouncements, threats of economic sanctions, this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juH4SSX-zyM
http://www.euronews.com/2014/03/01/ukraine-violent-clashes-in-kharkiv-leave-dozens-injured/

Who'd have thought this situation would blow up?

Good job, world.

Let's just hope WW3 is the result of this.

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2014/03/who-will-protect-the-crimean-tatars.html


First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out-- Because I was not a Socialist.

Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out-- Because I was not a Trade Unionist.

Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out-- Because I was not a Jew.

Then they came for me--and there was no one left to speak for me.