Protests spread in eastern Ukrainian cities.

[another_liberal]

9. Why is it always about "Putin" with you?

Just because someone might not be ethnically Russian doesn't necessarily mean they want to go down to economic ruin with the current leadership in Kiev (see reply #5 above).

By the way, why is it always about "Putin" with you? Isn't it about time you admitted this is a genuine, grass roots, people power style movement to breakaway from the interim government? You give the Russian President credit for having tremendous powers to turn people out for long term demonstrations on the streets of Ukraine. He is not exactly the U. S. State department, after all.