A shame that took two weeks and four deaths.
So I only have to congratulate Ukrainians in being a nation, not just a set of "former soviet citizens".
Trying to introduce new laws so N becomes N1 > N is stifling of freedom and should be fought.
Does not matter that laws in (N1 - N) present in other countries (in M). Other countries just have different laws. They lack some anti-protest laws you already have! Or, they explicitly state some freedoms your country just does not have.
In copying repressive laws from them (whithout removing repressive laws they do not have and/or adding freedoms), you're not becoming closer to them, you become closer to North Korea (which probably has its Nnk = M).
Beam's in one's eye...
The main force using this talking point is the _US and EU press_.
Yanukovych is still as much a vilain.