Conflict coverage · Eastern Europe

Euromaidan

Nov 2013 – Feb 2014Key event

PoliticalLeadership changeExternal support and diplomacy

Mass protests against a last-minute turn away from EU association end with the pro-Russian president fleeing the country.

Why it mattersThe trigger of everything that follows: Moscow concludes Ukraine is drifting out of its orbit and moves within weeks.

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