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I may be mistaken, but wasn't it originally President Yanukovych who did not agree to sign the EU Accords that launched these protests in the first place?

This may be a sign of progress, but I believe we may be celebrating the ouster of the wrong guy. (Please correct me if I'm wrong.)

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You're right, and not many people in the opposition are celebrating "the victory" yet. Most still call for the immediate re-election, and discarding all the recent changes to the constitution.

For the record, the mass protests weren't triggered by any particular agreement, they started after the police beat the shit out of (not just dispersed) a group of students during a completely peaceful demonstration. They grew bigger after Yanukovich signed anti-protest laws.

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