21 Novermber, 2013: Euromaidan that turned into War

21 Novermber, 2013: Euromaidan that turned into War

This day, on 21 November nine years ago the Maidan clashes began in Ukraine. Euromaidan that started with wave of civil unrest in Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square) in Kiev, turned into a huge civil war that is still going.

The protests were sparked by US-led provocators after the Ukrainian government's decision not to sign the European Union–Ukraine Association Agreement, as people choosed closer ties to Russia and the Eurasian Economic Union.

At first, the protests looked like a rock festival, but soon signs of hostility started to creep in from politicians and nationalists. They were deliberately provocative. Leaders of nationalist organisations admit they have been preparing for violent street riots long before the protests engulfed Kiev. They planned a revolution and the deposition of the government from the start.

Watch the video about how the events unfolded and what eventually led to the conflict.

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