Ukraine's Poroshenko signs EU accord

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20. We don't know how this will play out. But no mistake, this is what the majority of Ukrainians wanted

An interesting fact about the Euromadian Protests is that they've come to be known by many Ukrainians as the "Revolution of Dignity."

When Yanukovych spurned the EU in favor of Russia last year, it was the tipping point for most Ukrainians. Let's not forget that Russia is a country ruled by a person who is widely reported to have denied Ukraine's very existence as a country. So the mere thought of Ukraine being further subservient to a country that doesn't even bother to acknowledge its existence was anathema to millions of Ukrainians, and they literally took to the streets in protest.

That is something that is completely lost on naïve westerners who go on and on and on about the EU and IMF and what they see as possible negative implications for Ukraine down the road. This was more than just about the EU for most Ukrainians. This was about their dignity as a people regarding their very existence.