Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe bordering Russia to the north and northeast. Lately, Ukraine has been making international headlines; the country is in complete and utter turmoil or, for lack of better words, crisis. What began as a demand from Ukrainian citizens for a change of government, limiting the powers of the president, restoring the country's constitution to its original 2004-2010 form and closer ties with the EU. The peaceful protests turned into a nightmare when then-Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych broke his word. Instead, he made a deal with the Russian president and then sought refuge in Russia. A few weeks later, he was ousted, sparking the Ukrainian revolution and the annexation of Crimea, also known as the Crimean Crisis. A revolution in Ukraine took place in February 2014 for 5 days in kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, after a series of violent events in the capital that resulted in the ouster of the then Ukrainian president. Immediately after Yanukovych's ouster, immediate changes took place in Ukraine's socio-political system. Starting with the installation of a new interim government and the restoration of the constitution to its original state, as well as the organization of impromptu presidential elections in the coming months. Before the revolution, Ukraine had been overwhelmed by years of corruption, mismanagement, lack of economic growth, the value of its currency had fallen and it was unable to obtain financing in public markets. For this reason, President Yanukovych wanted to establish closer relations with the European Union (EU) and Russia in order to attract the money needed to maintain Ukraine's living standards without...... middle of paper......some rules were broken, but if there is a way for them to do it legally then why not. Citizens should have a say in all of this, after all, that's really what started this big mess. It was because people wanted to have a voice and now this is their chance to make their voice heard and when they signed the deal with Russia it was their way of saying "Thanks but no thanks" to the EU. Even today, there is still difficulty in reaching any sort of civil agreement to end this feud. This is why the EU, the United States and their allies imposed sanctions. The European Commission is currently working on more ambitious economic measures that will be imposed if Russia takes further steps to weaken Ukraine. If an agreement cannot be reached quickly, the fate of Ukraine and its people looks very bleak..