Explainer: What And Who Are Behind Ukraine's Political Crisis? -- Greg Botelho and Marie-Louise Gumuchian, CNN
(CNN) -- For three months, they've staked their claim to Kiev's Maidan, or Independence Square, and to Ukraine itself. We will leave only when you pull closer to the European Union, when you change the constitution, when you alter the government's power structure, they have loudly insisted.
But why?
Why have thousands of protesters staked their lives, seemingly, on their desire for political change? And why has the government resisted their calls so vehemently?
Questions that relate to human nature, of people with strong interests or passions refusing to budge, can't be answered easily. But a look at Ukraine's distant and more recent history, as well as the players involved, can shed light on what's going on and what might happen next:
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials On Ukraine
The Maidan’s Last Stand: Ukraine’s Protesters Resist Police Crackdown -- Simon Shuster, Time
Ukraine is now in a potentially revolutionary situation -- Mary Dejevsky, The Guardian
Losing Ukraine -- Max Boot, Commentary
Ukraine protests: 'Both sides have decided this is the showdown' -- Roland Oliphant, The Telegraph
Media shock and despair over Ukraine assault -- BBC
Violence in Ukraine shows need for negotiated settlement -- Washington Post editorial
Ukraine needs emergency talks, cooler heads -- Gulf News editorial
Neither U.S. nor EU has strategy for Ukraine -- Paul Taylor, Reuters
Is Ukraine entering civil war, or deeper authoritarianism? -- Doug Sanders, The Globe and Mail
Kiev Spirals Out of Control -- John O’Sullivan -- NRO
Analysis: What Happened In Ukraine Yesterday? -- TRNS
Why Ukraine is erupting in violence right now -- Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY
Is a proxy war being waged in Ukraine? -- Inside Story/Al Jazeera
Bridges Burnt in Ukraine -- Jakub Parusinski, New Eastern Europe
Why is Ukraine in turmoil? -- BBC
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