DU's New Cold Warriors

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10. Do you have a remote clue who Vitali Klitschko is and what his positions are?

If you did, you would not make some of your statements.

Klitschko is in favor of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union.[74][75] He sees the European Union as Ukraine's "model for our future political and economic development."[76] He believes current President Viktor Yanukovych and his Government are "deliberately destroying the integration (into Europe) prospects of Ukraine"[77] and that Ukrainian politicians have no right to let them "rule after 2015".[74] Klitschko is also in favour of NATO-Ukraine cooperation.[78]

Klitschko's main concern is social standards and the economy of Ukraine.[79] He believes "the issue of language is not the top priority".[79] Klitschko wants less corruption and more transparency in Ukrainian politics.[76][80] He also advocates lower taxes to stimulate the economy of Ukraine.[76][79] Klitschko did accuse in October 2011 President Yanukovych and the Azarov Government of "doing everything to manipulate the rules to stay in power longer";[80] furthermore (in December 2011) he assert(ed) "every statement of the government" as "a continuation of lies and disinformation."[77] He has also taken part in rallies for former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko release.[74][81][nb 3]

In December 2011 Klitschko described the judicial system of Ukraine as "complete degradation" and accused it of violating human rights and humiliating its prisoners.[83] According to him Ukraine lacks independent and unbiased judges because "The Ukrainian judiciary is currently a closed clan; lifelong judges and appointments through administrative leverage".[79] He wants to ensure the independence of judges by switching from a system of appointed judges to a system of elected judges.[79]

In July 2012 party-leader Klitschko stated his party UDAR will not cooperate with the Party of Regions in the Ukrainian Parliament.[84]In early April 2013 Klitschko called for early presidential and parliamentary elections in Ukraine.[85]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitali_Klitschko

Sources for all these positions are at the site linked.

This is not about shades of right wing protesters. There are people there with a positive agenda. You continue to oversimplify the situation.

In addition, I have long believed that the US and others have an aggressive knee-jerk reaction to countries labelled as communistic. If we had really looked at these governments and tried to work with them so that the Soviet Union was not their sole source of vital help, we probably would have made more progress.