Beyond Kiev: government struggles to keep control | beyondbrics:
"Ukraine’s embattled president, Viktor Yanukovich, found himself facing a second front on January 23 as anti-government protesters stormed regional administrations across the west and centre of Ukraine. Ironically, the development came on a day when a ceasefire held between protesters and police in Kiev. While clashes in Kiev are spectacular but largely theatrical, overthrowing state administration in the regions could signal the start of the crumbling of Yanukovich’s power.
Attention has been focused for a week on an acre of ground in central Kiev where police and protestors have fought out a fierce battle – becoming one of the most photographed sites in the world, according to geotagging swarm trackers. But Ukraine is a vast expanse of territory and is notoriously divided between the Ukrainian-speaking west and centre and Russian-speaking east and south – making the country a handful to rule at the best of times."
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