We cannot ignore the promise of democracy, that fragile hope that was so victorious on that bright morning three years ago.
The Cynics Are Wrong: Three Years Later, We Need To Remember Ukraine’s Euromaidan
February 23, 2017
We cannot ignore the promise of democracy, that fragile hope that was so victorious on that bright morning three years ago.
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Field journalist David Patrikarakos, frequently on the front lines of Ukraine, wrote this reflection while in Kiev on February 16, 2015. Almost a year ago today, Ukraine’s former President Viktor Yanukovych ordered snipers stationed on the upper floors of the Hotel Ukraine in Kiev to open fire on the thousands of protestors that had gathered […]