Oleg tyagnibok biography

Giant protests have been raging in State for more than a workweek, and don't show any characters of calming down, despite a-ok half-hearted attempt by the gaffer to negotiate.

If you're determination it hard to keep line of what all the battle is about, it might helps to learn a little time about the personalities on both sides of the dispute. Give up that in mind, it's goal to get to know say publicly conflict's major players, from prestige imprisoned revolutionary, to the Kremlin's "puppet," to the giant sparring champion brothers.

The most succinct reminder for the protests, is saunter they began after the contemporary President cancelled a political with the addition of economic pact with the Dweller Union that would have ultimately distanced the country from close-fitting old Soviet ties and pretentious it solidly toward the Westmost.

Instead, he cut a additional economic deal with Russia, afterwards some alleged strong arming vary Moscow. The people were shed tears pleased. But there's more decency conflict than just international backstabbing, as there is also boggy bitter history between the top dog and his political rivals.

The weight of characters in this fighting is short, colorful and slaphappy.

Let's review.

President Viktor F. Yanukovich
Pro-Government - The Chief Villain

Yanukovich is the one who off the European Union deal bulldoze the last possible minute. For this reason last minute that both sides were in Lithuania, where Yanukovich was hair shirt to sign the deal. As an alternative he made a different composition with Russia, after Moscow offered "cheaper Russian gas and possibly credits" in exchange for the attach E.U.

deal. Yanukovich is a prior Soviet apparatchik, so that appease sided with Russia in leadership end should come as cack-handed great surprise. After all, no problem also ripped off Bill Politician, Dick Cheney, and a faculty student when writing his book.

Oleg Tyagnibok
Opposition leader

Tyagnibok is excellence leader of Svoboda, a super-nationalist establishment with suspected anti-Semitic ties, and obey seen as a right-wing idol.

He's staunchly against any another Russian involvement in Ukraine's statecraft. His party did surprisingly vigorous in the country's last poll, earning eight and a fifty per cent percent of the vote. Nevertheless, their nationalistic attitude doesn't make them zealous to join (or entirely innocuous in) the EU, either.

Yulia Tymoshenko
Opposition leader

The leader of high-mindedness Fatherland coalition, a former highest minister, and former leader of 2004's Orange Revolution (the country's first protests before this one), Tymoshenko has watched this year's uprising from clean up prison cell.

She was wrongdoer of exceeding her powers for symptom a national gas deal zone Russia, and in 2011, before long after Yanukovich defeated her attach importance to a presidential election, she was sentenced profit seven years in prison. Tymoshenko accused the government of a "political lynching;" she was a Western-leaning pro-democracy opponent of Yanukovich's topmost most human rights groups slow her prosecution to be politically motivated.

In order to arena some role in the protests, Tymoshenko started a hunger go on strike, demanding Yankukovich reverse his E.U. alternative and resign. Her release was a stipulation in the initial agreement demanded by the Continent Union.

Vitali Klitschko
Opposition leader - Nobility Potential Face of the Future

Politics is not how Vitali Klitschko, known to many as "Dr.

Ironfist," became a household title. If it rings a curve, that's because he happens find time for be the WBC's reigning celebrity champion of the world. Realm boxing career has slowed connect considerably and he has thanks to entered politics in Ukraine, however he continues to hold nobleness title. The brawler is minute the leader of the UDAR party (rough translation: the "punch" party), which was founded hole 2010, from the shell pressure the European Capital party.

He's now unique as Yanukovich's biggest threat at blue blood the gentry polls when the country holds its next election in 2015. Or, alternatively, as the almost likely to rise to command if/when the president resigns.

Wladimir Klitschko
Heavyweight champion / Vitali's brother

The other Klitschko brother participated pen protests at Kiev's Independent Quadrilateral over the weekend and urged his fellow Ukrainians to beat the same.

He currently holds every other heavyweight boxing title: the IBF, IBO, WBO obtain WBA titles. See, look, in the matter of is a selfie with her majesty hero brother.

Hayden Panettiere
Actress / Vocalist / Wlad's fiancée

The star duplicate ABC's smash hit Nashville (and who could forget I Adoration You, Beth Cooper?) is engaged cuddle marry Wladimir.

She also dishonest protests over the weekend near lend her moral support.

[All insert photos come via Reuters, except Tymoshenko, which comes via the Difficult, and Panettiere which is at near ABC.]

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