There seems to be a live feed from the street where the occupation was. Police attacked it and it's all up in flames now. This quote is from David R. Marples's blog Current Politics in Ukraine. He's the Distinguished University Professor and Director, Stasiuk Program for the Study of Contemporary Ukraine, at Cambridge University. He says the president of the Ukraine has become a violent kleptocrat. If you're interested in events in the Ukraine, the World Bank's Overview gives a report on how things are doing there in all sectors (employment, health, education, etc.) - summary: not good.At the end of November 2013 the Ukrainian government, without public consultation or warning, abruptly cancelled European integration and locked Ukraine into a Russian loan agreement. Incompetent and corrupt policies by Party of Regions leader and Prime Minister Nikolai Azarov had brought Ukraine to bankruptcy.
Up to 19, I think. Somewhat unexpected. Now everything starts all over again.
3:00 p.m. Ukraine time (+7 hours). There seem to be a fair number of police at one end and protesters with flags at the other. In the middle, the smouldering ruins of the protest camp site. On the other video, we see more closely the protester side. Food donations piled up, people milling around. Meanwhile, on the other sides of the world Venezuelans and Thais take to the streets.