20 13 Ukrainian anti-government demonstrations

2013165438+1On October 22nd, thousands of Ukrainians demonstrated in Kiev, the capital, to protest against the government's announcement that it had abandoned the signing of the association country agreement with the EU the day before, and its sudden U-turn and "eastward advance" on the way to "westward advance" to the EU. On the same day, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan held talks in Strelina, a suburb of St. Petersburg, and then * * * attended the meeting of the Russian-Turkish High-level Cooperation Committee and met with reporters together. Putin said at a press conference that after Ukraine decided to suspend the signing of the contact country agreement with the EU, the EU put pressure on Ukraine and threatened it.

2013165438+124 October, the number of protesters in the Independence Square in the center of Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, has increased to tens of thousands, which is considered to be the largest protest in recent years. They waved the Ukrainian flag and the European Union flag and demanded that the government let Ukraine become a member of the European Union as soon as possible. Several opposition leaders are also in the protest team. In order to prevent violent conflicts, a number of riot police were deployed at the scene. However, when the protesters tried to break through the cordon around the government building, a small-scale conflict broke out with the police. In order to control the situation, the police threw tear gas at the protesters. At the same time, about 1 10,000 people took part in the pro-government demonstration that day.

2013165438+129 October, the two-day EU Eastern Partnership Summit ended in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. At the summit, the EU initialled contact country agreements with Georgia and Moldova to strengthen their political and economic relations. However, at this summit, the EU has never been able to persuade Ukraine to change its position and formally sign an associated country agreement with the EU. Ukrainian President Yanukovych told reporters after the summit that Ukraine's plan to strengthen relations with the EU has not changed, but it needs to solve its own economic problems first through fine-tuning its strategy.

Public opinion believes that the change of Ukraine's position is directly related to the pressure exerted by Russia. Ukraine is heavily dependent on Russia in economy and energy. Russia warned that if Ukraine signed an agreement with the European Union, it would take protective measures to restrict the import of Ukrainian products.

2013165438+1October 30th, "Berkut" special forces dispersed the protesters in the central square of Kiev.

According to the Russian New Network, fyodor Lukyanov, editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Politics, believes that the event of dispersing the Ukrainian opposition in Kiev Independence Square marks the beginning of the Ukrainian presidential election in 20 15.

According to the Russian new network report, Yazenuk, chairman of the opposition motherland party in the Ukrainian parliament, said at a news conference that the Ukrainian opposition decided to set up a national resistance headquarters to prepare for the national strike.

According to the Russian New Network, Vitaly Lukiya Nyenko, press secretary of Ukrainian Prime Minister, told RIA Novosti that Ukrainian Prime Minister Azarov expressed anger at the incident that the staff of law enforcement agencies dispersed the pro-European integration rally in the center of Kiev that night.

According to the Russian New Network, Jan Tombinski, the plenipotentiary of the European Union in Ukraine, and Geoffrey Pyatt, the American ambassador, met with Ukrainian Interior Minister Sachartschenko and Foreign Minister Cauzard on the same day, and expressed their concern about the violence of expelling peaceful petitioners in the center of Kiev.

20 13 12 1, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians held a demonstration in the center of Kiev, the capital, to protest against the government's suspension of the signing of the associated country agreement with the European Union, demanding that President Yanukovych step down and calling for a national strike. During the protests that day, some state organs were hit.

According to the Russian New Network, the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed concern about the violent incident in the center of Kiev on the morning of the 30 th and hoped to resolve the current situation peacefully.

According to the Ukrainian National News Agency, although the Kiev District Court agreed to the application of the municipal government on the same day, from now until1October 7, 20 14 65438+, there were still hundreds of thousands of people flocking to the Independence Square and the European Square in the center of Kiev to hold protests that day.

According to the French television news station "24 Hours in France", when thousands of opponents continued to occupy the center of Ukraine and demanded the resignation of the country's President Yanukovych, some Ukrainian pro-Europeans had entered the Kiev city government.

At noon that day, protesters rushed through the roadblocks set up by the police and entered Independence Square. In the center of the square, a huge European Union flag was unfurled to display the Ukrainian flag side by side. About 400 people gathered peacefully in front of the Ukrainian government building and confronted a row of police with iron shields. On the same day, some protesters tried to storm the roadblocks around the office of the President of Ukraine, but they were stopped by the police. In the meantime, the special police threw explosive bombs at the crowd and the two sides broke out. At least 65,438,000 policemen were injured. In addition, the protesters smashed the doors and windows of the Kiev city government building and the city Council building and rushed into the office building. The trade union building in Kiev was also occupied by the opposition.

The Kiev General Administration of Internal Affairs said on the same day that the situation in Kiev was under the control of the police and law enforcement officers exercised restraint in their actions.

According to the Russian New Network, Ukrainian Attorney General Viktor Pushoenka issued a statement on the same day, saying that it is legal to support people who are integrated with Europe to gather in the center of Kiev, and the task of square law enforcers should be to protect the rights of citizens who assemble.

According to the Russian New Network, Vladimir Rebak, President of the Ukrainian Parliament, called on the government and the opposition to sit at the negotiating table from Monday after the riots in Kiev.

According to Ukrainian Telekritika magazine, at least 40 Ukrainian and foreign media reporters were injured in a rally in the center of Kiev.

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Ukrainian authorities:

Earlier, a large-scale riot occurred in front of the Ukrainian government building, and about 150 powerful state department staff were injured. Ukraine also sent 60 soldiers to try to control the situation. Ukrainian First Deputy Prime Minister Arbuzov said that despite the deterioration of the domestic political situation, the government does not intend to submit its resignation and is ready to continue working.

According to Ukrainian Channel 5 TV, among the 150 people injured in powerful state departments, there were 100 "Berkut" special forces soldiers and 50 other powerful department staff.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kiev told the media that the number of injured state organs exceeded the previously announced 120, but the more accurate figure needs further confirmation. According to the Russian new network report, the news center of the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs released a message on the same day that the conflict in the center of Kiev on June 5438+0 caused nearly 140 staff members of the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs to seek medical assistance, and 75 law enforcement officers were injured and hospitalized. Five of them were in serious condition.

In addition, the Kiev city government also said that 165 protesters were injured in the conflict, of which 109 were hospitalized.

According to the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs, due to the protests in the capital, the internal security forces of the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs will mobilize more powerful personnel to Kiev.

When meeting with foreign diplomats, Ukrainian Prime Minister Azarov said that the Ukrainian government regarded the blockade of state government organs as a sign of an attempted coup, but the authorities showed restraint.

Ukrainian opposition:

In the morning, 5,000-6,000 rebels blocked the government building and the National Bank in the center of Kiev.

Ukrainian opposition leaders and government representatives attended the "round table" held in the Ukrainian parliament that day. The opposition demanded the resignation of the president and the government.

Oleg, leader of the Ukrainian "Liberal Party"? Speaking at an opposition rally in Independence Square in the center of Kiev, Jagnibork said that the three opposition parties, the Motherland Party, the Ukrainian Union for Reform and Democracy and the Liberal Party, would not participate in the parliamentary work until the cabinet of Azarov stepped down.

Vitaly Klichko, leader of the Ukrainian opposition "Strike" Party, said that the opposition would not allow the government led by Mikkola Azarov to start operating.

In the evening, a large number of demonstrators still gathered in the Independence Square in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. Opposition leaders took turns shouting at the demonstrators, demanding that the government step down.

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Ukrainian authorities:

In the face of large-scale anti-government demonstrations in China, Ukrainian President Yanukovych began to seek to restart negotiations with Brussels to quell the wave of civil protests. He also accused some politicians of turning mass gatherings into political extreme activities, which would have negative results. He called on the demonstrators to abide by the law and announced that he would visit China on the 3rd as planned to seek loans and investments. It is reported that Yanukovych has called European Commission President Barroso and asked to send a delegation to discuss the contact country agreement.

On behalf of the government, Ukrainian Prime Minister Azarov apologized to the law enforcers for 10' s rough treatment of demonstrators in the center of Kiev on October 30th. He said that neither President Yanukovych nor himself made a decision to forcibly disperse the demonstrators. He said that what happened will be dealt with seriously and the government will make personnel adjustments. At the same time, he said that the Ukrainian government regards the attack on state government organs as a sign of an attempted coup, and the performance of the Ukrainian government is still very restrained. Speaking in Parliament, he said that the EU should understand Russia's position on the alliance between Ukraine and the EU. Once the three parties reach an understanding, Kiev will sign an associate membership agreement with the EU. When meeting with foreign diplomats, he said that large-scale protests in Ukraine became uncontrollable and protesters used illegal means. In a televised speech broadcast by STB TV in Ukraine that night, he said that the government would not allow the national economy to fall into disaster.

Ukraine's ruling regional party accused the opposition of planning a plan to make the situation develop in the direction of seizing power by force

Parliament of Ukraine:

After the debate, the Ukrainian Parliament voted against the motion of no confidence proposed by the opposition. According to the relevant laws and regulations of Ukraine, the minimum threshold for the parliament to pass the case of no confidence in the government is 226 votes, but the case only received 186 votes in favor. Members of the Ukrainian Production Party and the ruling regional party did not participate in the voting.

Ukrainian opposition:

On the same day, the leaders of the three major opposition parties, the Motherland Party, the Strike Party and the Liberal Party, announced at a press conference that they would present a motion of no confidence to the government in Parliament on the 3rd, and also called for an early presidential election. There will also be a general strike in pro-Western western Ukraine. However, when meeting with foreign ambassadors to Ukraine, Ukrainian Prime Minister Azarov said that it would be fruitless to occupy government buildings and obstruct the operation of the government, and it was impossible to overthrow the legitimate government and the elected president.

Against demonstrators:

On the same day, thousands of demonstrators came to the Ukrainian parliament building to hold a protest and demanded that the government step down. Large-scale protests in the capital Kiev and other cities are also continuing.

Injury:

According to the Russian New Network, Varenko, head of the Central Hospital of the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs, said that the riots in Kiev caused more than 90 policemen to be hospitalized with different degrees of trauma. Ukrainian Prime Minister Azarov said in a speech at the Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) that 162 policemen were injured in the riots in Kiev.

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Ukrainian Prime Minister Azarov said at the government meeting that the reasons for Ukraine's protest had been exhausted and the administrative organs were running smoothly.

According to the American Christian Science Monitor, the week-long protests in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, are likely to come to a deadlock because the Ukrainian government won a vote of no confidence.

According to the website of Qatar Al Jazeera, Ukrainian Prime Minister Azarov warned the demonstrators that if they continue to besiege the Kiev government building, they will have to bear the constitutional and legal consequences. At the same time, Russia stressed that Ukraine must remain calm and stable. The members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) condemned the Ukrainian government for "excessive use of force to suppress peaceful domestic demonstrators". At the same time, Russia stressed that Ukraine must remain calm and stable.

According to Agence France-Presse, three former Ukrainian presidents, kravchuk, Kuchma and Yushchenko, issued an open letter on February 4th, 2003, local time, expressing their support for the actions of the pro-European people in Ukraine.

Ukraine's Ministry of Interior said on its Facebook page that more than 50 criminal proceedings have been conducted since the protests. The announcement said: "1from October 30th to February 3rd, 20 1 165438, 53 illegal facts were registered." The announcement pointed out: "The investigation found that all illegal facts mainly occurred near the administrative building: Ukrainian House, Trade Union Building, Kiev City Government, Lenin Memorial Hall."

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Ukrainian opposition:

According to the Russian newspaper newspaper, Oleg Tijani Boko, leader of the Ukrainian opposition "Freedom Party", declared at the opposition rally: "We will establish an independent regime in Kiev from tomorrow, and Kiev will have local autonomy."

According to the French television news station "24 Hours in France", after a demonstration in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, was violently dispersed, the Ukrainian opposition Tymoshenko, who was still in prison, called on the United States and the European Union to impose sanctions on Yanukovych and his family. Sergei Velasenko, Tymoshenko's lawyer, relayed her statement, saying that sanctions against Yanukovych and his family are the only language that the current Ukrainian president can understand. Vilashenko pointed out that Yanukovych and his family have accounts and real estate in Europe and hope that Europe will launch an anti-corruption investigation against Yanukovych and his family. In addition, the lawyer also pointed out that Tymoshenko, who had been fasting until the first day 10, was very weak, but he said that people could not beat her psychologically.

According to RIA Novosti, former Ukrainian Prime Minister Tymoshenko, who started a hunger strike in prison on October 25th, 2065438+065438/KLOC-0, said that she had submitted a plan to the opposition leaders to continue holding large-scale protests.

According to the Russian Interfax news agency, former Ukrainian Prime Minister yulia tymoshenko called on Ukrainian opposition leaders to adopt a peaceful policy in a letter and conveyed a concrete action plan.

Ukrainian authorities:

According to the Russian new network news, Valery Mazan, acting director of the Kiev General Administration of Internal Affairs, quoted the court ruling and told reporters that the protesters had five days to lift the blockade of the Ukrainian government building in the center of Kiev. If the protesters don't stop surrounding the government building, Kiev police will take severe action.

According to the website of Russian Youth Pravda, the Ukrainian authorities have expressed their willingness to give the opposition a chance for peaceful dialogue, and they will discuss sensitive issues such as holding presidential elections in advance.

According to foreign media reports, in a TV interview, Ukrainian First Deputy Prime Minister Arbuzov said that he would not accept the protesters' main demands for resignation of the cabinet and early presidential elections.

According to the Russian new network news, the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs said on its Facebook page that more than 50 criminal proceedings have been conducted after the protests. The announcement said: "165438+ 53 illegal facts were registered from1October 30th to February 3rd this year."

According to Russian media reports, Vitaly, director of the Health Bureau of Kiev City, Ukraine? Moholev said that since 2013165438+1October 30, the total number of people injured in demonstrations in the center of Kiev has reached 305, but no deaths have been recorded.

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Ukrainian opposition:

Protesters smashed the statue of Lenin.

Since the 8th, the protests of the Ukrainian opposition have intensified. They gave the Ukrainian government a 48-hour ultimatum, demanding the dissolution of the government, the arrest of the Minister of the Interior and the release of the arrested demonstrators. On the same day, at the so-called "Million Parade" rally held in Kiev's Independence Square, demonstrators destroyed Lenin's statue in the city center, blocked the block where the government building was located, and set up tents near the presidential office building to implement an "indefinite blockade". Some analysts said that the current situation in Ukraine is a bit like the eve of the "Orange Revolution". Ukrainian police said that these provocative acts are signs of preparing for a coup. Members of the ruling party accused Americans of plotting against the opposition.

Ukrainian authorities:

Investigate the seizure of power

According to RIA Novosti, the Ukrainian Security Service announced on the same day that it began to investigate illegal acts aimed at seizing state power.

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Arrest the participants who smashed Lenin's statue

According to Russian media reports, Stepanova? Bilyk told RIA Novosti that the police filed a criminal case against Lenin's statue in the center of Kiev according to the "massive riots" clause.

On the same day, the Ukrainian police began to arrest the participants who smashed the statue of Lenin. According to the Ukrainian National News Agency, Valery, a member of the Ukrainian opposition party (Ukrainian Union for Reform and Democracy), announced the above news on the same day. He warned the public that those who "knocked stones off the statue" were also arrested by the police. According to the report of Ukraine Pravda, around 8 18 local time in Ukraine, a group of young people wearing masks put the only statue of Lenin in Kiev on a thick rope and then pulled it down. Then the people present began to smash the fallen statue. According to the Russian "Observer" report, after the incident of smashing statues, all major opposition parties in Ukraine issued statements saying that they had nothing to do with this matter.

Klichko, leader of the strike party, said that the act of smashing Lenin's statue was not a blow to the party organization, and the party "made no decision" on Lenin's statue. Andrei, a member of the Motherland Party, claimed that the main appeal of the opposition was to oppose the government, not the struggle against Lenin's statue. Tiyaniboko, leader of the Ukrainian freedom movement, said that the act of smashing Lenin's statue was "meaningless suicide".

According to foreign media reports, the leader of the Ukrainian opposition Motherland Party, Yazenuk, said that the party's headquarters in Kiev was raided that day.

According to the Russian Youth Daily, Oleg, a member of the party, a member of the Ukrainian parliament and a regional party? In Weibo, Chalev made a request to the Ukrainian security department and diplomatic department, hoping to ban some foreign citizens from entering Ukraine. He believes that these people participate in and try to influence the political process in Ukraine.

According to foreign media reports, the Ukrainian government said that its President Yanukovych agreed to have a dialogue with the opposition and will discuss the current political crisis in Ukraine with the three former presidents of the country at 10 local time.

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Ukrainian opposition:

According to RIA Novosti, former Ukrainian Prime Minister Tymoshenko, who is serving his sentence in prison, said that he disagreed with the opposition to negotiate with the authorities. She also called on Ukrainian President Yanukovych to step down.

Ukrainian opposition rejected Yanukovych's dialogue initiative and insisted that he step down.

According to RIA Novosti, Ukrainian opposition leaders discussed the complicated situation in Ukraine with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy catherine ashton for nearly 1 hour.

Ukrainian authorities:

According to Russian media reports, in the early hours of local time, the Ukrainian authorities cleared the crowd protesting in the center of Kiev and clashed with the protesters. Official website, the government of Kiev, showed that 30 people went to the hospital after the clearance incident that day, of whom 15 were hospitalized, including demonstrators and police.

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According to RIA Novosti, Ukrainian First Deputy Prime Minister Arbuzov and European Commission member Feller held a joint press conference in Brussels. Arbuzov said during the talks that Ukraine will soon sign an integration agreement with the EU.

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According to foreign media reports, Ukrainian First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei? On the same day, Arbuzov said that Ukraine will soon sign a trade and cooperation agreement with the EU on the condition that the EU promises to provide more aid.

Ukrainian President Yanukovych and Prime Minister Azarov held a round table meeting with leaders of the three major opposition parties in Ukraine to seek a solution to the current political crisis. At the meeting, in addition to senior officials of the authorities and opposition leaders, some social representatives also attended the meeting. At the meeting, all parties expressed their views on the current situation.

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Tens of thousands of Ukrainian regional party supporters from all over the country held high the national flag and the flag of the regional party at noon 12 local time and held a rally in the European Square in the center of Kiev, the capital, to support the president's major policies.

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Local time, in Kiev, Ukraine, about 200,000 anti-government demonstrators and pro-EU protesters gathered in Independence Square to hold a large-scale rally. It is reported that the public protest against the government's suspension of the signing of the contact country agreement with the European Union has entered the fourth week, and the demonstrations have intensified, with protesters and police constantly clashing.

According to Reuters, tens of thousands of Ukrainians demonstrated and urged President Yanukovych to "repair relations with the EU" as soon as possible.

According to foreign media reports, Origa? Bilyk said that the opposition and government supporters held activities in Kiev at the same time. On the other hand, US Senators Murphy and McCain delivered speeches to the opposition people on the same day, saying that the United States supports Ukraine's integration with the European Union.

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According to foreign media reports, the website of the Ukrainian Presidential Palace said that Ukrainian President Yanukovych met with US senators John McCain and Christopher. Murphy stressed that Ukraine's European integration policy remains unchanged.

The political crisis in Ukraine is one of the main topics in the "luncheon" of Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov and his colleagues in the European Union. According to foreign media reports, EU foreign ministers met with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov and had lunch together. The EU foreign minister reiterated that the EU is still willing to sign an agreement with Ukraine, and said that the agreement with Ukraine's associated countries will not harm Russia's interests.

According to RIA Novosti, Mikhail BagLie Bin, director of the Kiev Center for Political Studies and Conflict Theory, believes that if politicians such as Prime Minister mykola azarov and Interior Minister Vitaly Sachartschenko are removed from the Ukrainian government, the political crisis in Ukraine may be alleviated before the beginning of 20 14.

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According to the Russian new network news, the Ukrainian opposition said that Ukrainian President Yanukovych may request Russia to provide a loan of 5 billion US dollars and reduce the price of natural gas to 200 to 300 US dollars.