The Euromaidan protests began peacefully at the end of 2013, after the president of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych, rejected a far-reaching accord with the European Union in favor of stronger ties with Russia.
在乌克兰总统维克托·亚努科维奇 拒绝与欧盟长远同盟， 而强化与俄罗斯的关系之后， 亲欧派于2013年底开始和平示威，