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Understanding Ukraine_ The Problems Today and Some Historical Context (youtubemp4.to).mp4

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conclusion

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Timeline

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This picture shows Viktor Yushchenko. He was the President when Viktor Yanukovych was removed from office after the rigged election. A few terms after him, Viktor Yanukovych becomes president. He was also the man who started the Orange revolution. The Orange Revolution was a result of the rigged election, where Yanukovych won.

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This picture depicts the mass destruction that the rebels did. They completely destroyed buildings because of what Viktor Yanukovych did.

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These are Ukrainian gunmen, right after they were alerted that President Yanukovych told them to do what was necessary in order to deter the rebels of continuing to fight. Viktor Yanukovych tried to scare the rebels, because his country was being destroyed.

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This is a picture of mass destruction by the Ukrainian rebels. The rebels occupied the city of Kiev, where hundreds of thousand of people united to show their loyalty to one another.

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In this picture, a news reporter describes this event as "remarkable". in the eyes of Russians, this deal is remarkable because Ukraine will continue using their oil supply for gas, which will lead to economic growth. But in the Ukrainian citizens eyes, this deal ripped them apart from the deal with the EU.

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Viktor Yanukovych and Vladimir Putin make a deal to let Ukraine continue using Russia's oil supply. Russia gave Ukraine money to end their economic crisis.

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This is the first election where Viktor Yanukovych had won. They later determined that the election was rigged. Viktor Yushchenko became president as a result.

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Essay on focusing on one specific topic (Viktor Yanukovych)

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This picture shows what the protesters did as an action for the deal that their president made. The people on Ukraine wanted to be closer with the EU, rather than Russia. Violent protests occurred because of this.

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Summary

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As you can see Ukraine is directly bordering Russia from the EU. This is what Viktor Yanukovych struggled with when the time came to make a decision on how to progress to please the people after he was elected. He had to choose whether who wanted to share closer ties with.

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President Yanukovych was the key part of why the Ukrainian Crisis occurred. He discarded a deal with the EU, in order to make a deal with Vladimir Putin in Russia.