Today the EU is faced with the biggest crisis on its border since the Balkan Wars.
The brutal and undemocratic actions of Ukraine’s leadership are bringing the country closer and closer to civil war.
The violence has so far left seven protesters dead at the hands of the police, hundreds more have been left injured, while others have disappeared.
Kiev is the epicentre of this battle, but the fight has now spread to the regions. At the time of writing, 10 regional administra...
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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.