26 Feb 2014

Opposition forces ne­go­ti­ated a new unity gov­ern­ment to be headed by Arseniy Yatsenyuk as Prime Minister. The strongest part of the new government is the many leaders from the Maidan. Members of the cab­inet are presented for ap­proval to the people continuing to protest and stay in Maidan, prior to the formal present­a­tion in the Parliament on the 27th.

In spite of the es­tab­lish­ment of a unity gov­ern­ment the Maidan re­mains: “words are not enough” they will not dis­band until the new gov­ern­ment demon­strates in ac­tion that it un­der­stands the meaning of trans­par­ency, anti-​corruption, and re­spect for the rights of citizens. The people want peace and they want change. In the words of one woman in­ter­viewed in Maidan on 24-​Feb, the people want politi­cians who take their work ser­i­ously and professionally.

Berkut disbanded. Russian troops near border with Ukraine are put on alert and drilled for "combat readiness".


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