Hmm, thought I'd add this:
The lack of democracy thing is something that I can't really confirm whether it's a real or perceived issue. However, from all I've heard and read over the years, I think it's pretty obvious that the court system is almost complete political control and used to intimidate and harass political opponents, so in that sense I'm sure the strong opposition is justified.
My guess is that this was, as the demonstrators say, pretty much the last chance for Ukrainians to try and stop the country turning into a dictatorship. But I can't base that feeling on solid facts.
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