Roots of Russias War in Ukraine
Roots of Russias War in Ukraine
ELIZABETH A. WOOD
WILLIAM E. POMERANZ
E. WAYNE MERRY
MAXIM TRUDOLYUBOV
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Names: Wood, Elizabeth A., 1958 author. | Pomeranz, William E., author. | Merry, E. Wayne, author. | Trudolyubov, Maxim.
Title: Roots of Russias war in Ukraine / Elizabeth A. Wood, William E. Pomeranz, E. Wayne Merry, and Maxim Trudolyubov.
Description: Washington, D.C. : Woodrow Wilson Center Press ; New York : Columbia University Press, 2015. | Includes index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2015038287 | ISBN 9780231704533 (pbk.) | ISBN 9780231801386 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Ukraine Conflict, 2014 Causes | UkraineForeign relationsRussia (Federation) | Russia (Federation)Foreign relationsUkraine.
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Contents
Elizabeth A. Wood
E. Wayne Merry
William E. Pomeranz
Maxim Trudolyubov
Elizabeth A. Wood
William E. Pomeranz
2013
21 NovemberUkrainian president Viktor Yanukovych refuses to sign European Union (EU) Association Agreement; the Maidan protests begin.
24 NovemberClashes between protesters and police in Kyiv.
30 NovemberBerkut (Ukrainian special police forces) units try to disperse protesters.
1 DecemberRiots in downtown Kyiv.
8 DecemberKyiv protesters tear down the Lenin statue in the Maidan. Seventy percent of those who come to the March of a Million claim that they are there because of police brutality on November 30. Fifty-four percent are protesting Yanukovychs failure to sign the Association Agreement.
1011 DecemberInternal troops and Berkut units launch night assault to take back the Maidan.
1617 DecemberYanukovych meets with Russian president Vladimir Putin in Moscow; they sign an agreement for lower gas prices and a $15 billion loan.
2014
16 JanuaryUkrainian parliament passes antiprotest laws, leading to a fresh wave of protests and an escalation in violence against the protesters.
2021 JanuaryVladislav Surkov, advisor to Putin, meets with Yanukovych. He also visits Kyiv on January 31 and February 11 and 12.
23 JanuaryCreation of a Stop Maidan movement in Simferopol.