Why Ukraine Is So Important

Since late November the streets of Kiev have become a battle zone, with anti-government protesters facing off against Ukrainian police in near-daily clashes. In the past week or so it became especially violent, with a number of deaths reported among anti-government protesters and images of a near-post-apocalyptic scene in Maidan Nezalezhnosti, the center of the protests. Today, after the government finally attempted some reconciliation, there is finally hope. Ukraine's parliament has repealed a ...