1. a) Who is the president of Ukraine?
b) Which country backs the president?

2.  On Thursday, at least 50 protesters were killed by government forces in Kiev's Independence Square.
a) What accusation did a demonstrator make against the government in relation to the shootings?
b) What observation did the reporters make that implies they agree with the demonstrator?

3. The protests began three months ago. What do the protesters want?

4. What is the European Union (EU) response to the violence against the protesters?

5. How has President Obama responded? - What warning does he give to the Ukrainian president?

6. How does Russia portray the protesters? - What role will they play in Ukraine?

7. Why are Ukrainians split between support for their President and Russia, and support for the West?