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| Massive anti-government rallies continue in Ukraine (Image: AP) |
Ukrainian citizens continue massive anti-government protests demanding
resignation of the current government and steeping down of Victor Yanukovich as
President and fighting for the total change of the political system in Ukraine.
Ukrainian opposition has called for the fresh million-man march, the so
called People’s Council, to be held on Sunday, 29 December, in Kyiv
Independence Square. Hundreds of thousands of protesters have gathered at 12
p.m. in Independence Square for the march under the motto “Solidarity against
terror”. Protesters have voiced their main demands and messages to the current
authorities and approved the new manifest issued by the Council of the recently
formed National Alliance “Maidan” united political powers and groups and civic
activists and intellectuals.
The document was declared from the Euromaidan stage by the oppositional
politician Oleksander Turchinov.
The document stated the goals and demands for the short- , medium- and
long0term perspective.
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| Declaring of the Manifest in Independence Square (Image: Liga NET) |
Among the short-term perspective goals and demands of Euromaidan are the
following: release and rehabilitation of all unlawfully detained activists and
protesters since the beginning of the anti-government actions in Ukraine; stop
the terror and repressions against the participants and activists of Euromaidan
in different cities of Ukraine; release of all political prisoners;
resignations and punishment of all high ranking officials responsible for the
recent violent clashes and dispersals of the peaceful protesters and beatings
and attacks against the journalists and activists as well.
Protesters demand also resignation and holding accountable Ukrainian
current Minister of Interior Zakharchenko, liquidation of the special troops of
“Berkut” (special security forces) and immediate withdrawal of the soldiers,
conscripts and security forces troops from the streets of Kyiv and other
Ukrainian cities as well.
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| Barricades in Kyiv downtown, on the site of protests (Image: Liga NET) |
Another important goal and one of the key demands of Euromaidan for the
short-time perspective is resignation of Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov
and his government. In addition to that the new majority should be formed in
the Parliament in order to start real, fair and transparent negotiations
between the representatives of the current government, opposition and civic
society. The Council of Maidan has formed special delegation for this purpose.
Euromaidan’s delegation will have the mandate of the people to represent them
and their will during these talks and to exress the demands of the citizens.
In addition to that Euromaidan’s Council is declaring the forming of the
special representative commission to participate in creation of the new
Ukrainian Constitution. For the approval of the new Constitution it is
necessary to come back to the 2004 Constitution. This way is considered being
the only one legitimate way to resolve the current political crisis in Ukraine,
stated the Manifest. This way means also holding early parliamentary and
presidential elections in the country as well.
As for the goals and demands of the medium-term perspective, the Council
of Euromaidan declares necessity of creation of special commission tasked with
the process of preparation to the signing of the Association Agreement between
Ukraine and EU, the task, which was failed by Yanukovich and his government
despite the good conditions offered by EU countries and broad support. Association
Agreement with EU should be signed in the medium-term perspective, according to
the plans of National Alliance “Maidan”. Among the important task for this
perspective is also preventing of signing any agreement with Russia regarding
Ukrainian possible membership in the Russian backed Customs Union or Eurasian
Union. Another task is work for visa-free regime with European countries in the
mid-term perspective.
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| Automaidan: column of cars moving to Yanukovich's and other high officials' residences (Image: Official Facebook page of Batkivshchyna Party) |
Activists of Euromaidan are planning also to urge Western countries to
impose personal sanctions of those responsible for the violent events and
dispersal of protests and investigations of the sources of financial assets of
Ukrainian high officials and freezing of them as well.
In the long-term perspective Euromaidan is planning to achieve results
in building free and democratic country in Ukraine with the social oriented
economy, implementing of the new Constitution, decentralization of the power in
the country, total change of Cabinet of Ministers and its structure , fundamental
reforms of the judicial and police systems and reforming of education as well.
In addition to that activists and participants of the ongoing protests
actions in Ukraine declared they will continue their protests despite the
weather and the upcoming New Year and Christmas holidays until their demands
will be heard and the changes will start. One of the oppositional leaders,
Vitaly Klichko, has also announced that opposition and protesters plan massive
National strike all over Ukraine after holidays in order to deliver the people’s
position to the authorities and to demonstrate them that people refuse to work
with them.
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| People's Council in Kyiv: Massive anti-government protests continue for the 39th day (Image: Reuters) |
Meanwhile the protests continue in Kyiv downtown with hundreds of
thousands gathered in Independence Square. Protest actions and rallies are
being held in other Ukrainian cities as well.
In addition to that the so called Automaidan is also ongoing with the
huge column of the cars and motorcycles visiting with the demonstrations
residences of Vitor Yanukovich in Mezhygirya and residences of other Ukrainian
high officials as well including Prime Minister Azarov, Prosecutor General
Pshonka, Parliament’s speaker Rybak, Yanukovich’s aide and pro-Russian
politician and propagandist Medvedchuk and others. Hundreds of cars
participated in the rally trying to deliver the demands of Euromaidan to Ukrainian
authorities.
Participants of Automaidan are expected to come back to the Independence
Square and report about the rally.
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