1.  2010 Election- Victor Yanukovych Becomes Ukrainian President

2. Viktor YushchenkoViktor Yushchenko- 3 rd Pres. Ukraine  Yushchenko was suppose to complete trade deal with the E.U., but alters and signed trade deal with Russia.

3. Massive Protest against Yanukovych Kiev, Independence Square, Pro- Western/European Ukraine’s protesting against pro-Russia agreement.

4. Response to the protestors…. Over time oppressive & harsh

5.  Feb. 20- protestors were killed by military and police… Kiev 2014

6. Yanukovych fled the Ukrainian capital. Poster in KievEstate = Corruption

7.  Poroshenko becomes new Ukrainian President

8. President Putin in Russia; was ally to Yanukovych ….

9. Russia annexed Crimea, March 2014 Putin say’s he sent in troops to support referendum vote in Crimea to join Russia.

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11. 2014 Russian military intervention in Ukraine Pro- Russian Demonstrators in Eastern Ukraine. Russian Military Tanks in Eastern Ukraine

13. MH17 Malaysia plane crash in Ukraine Russian Army, or Ukrainian Rebels??? Evidence Is Now Conclusive: Two Ukrainian Government Fighter-Jets Shot Down Malaysian Airlines MH17.

14. Western Powers respond with Economic Sanctions against Russia.

15. Attempts for peace… fragile….

16. What do the Russian’s want? Speculation…

17.  Poroshenko, Merkel (Germany) & V.P Biden, Munich- Feb. 2015…