Read the excellent piece by Fedorin (the former editor-in-chief of Forbes Ukraine, who left the publication after it was bought by some crook oligarchs) on what is happening in Ukraine.
Vladimir Fedorin: Why Yanukovych Failed Ukrainian citizens were prepared to endure a worsening economic situation, but they would not accept the light at the end of the tunnel being switched off. Read the full article
A brief and very clear primer on how the political situation has developed from 2003 to the present day. Very useful for anyone trying to understand what is happening in Kyiv and what all of this is about.