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Ukraine's Yanukovich, opposition agree to scrap some anti-protest laws
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich agreed in talks with opposition leaders to the repeal of some anti-protest laws and to discuss the fate of the current government at a crunch session of parliament on Tuesday, called to end two months of unrest against his rule.
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It's a good start. I feared Yanukovich was going to declare a state of emergency so he could let the tanks roll in.
The pressure is on, they know this isn't going away. Once they start giving in, all is lost for them. So I'm glad this is happening.
Don't be deceived...the tanks are already rolling. A few days ago, I saw from Reddit an eyewitness video of some guy walking towards a train with a cellphone camera talking to the soldiers as they loaded (or unloaded?) tanks headed for Odessa(? ... once they are mobile, all they need is gas to go where they like). The question is: where does the military's loyalty lie? Get ready for civil war Uky style.
The decade of the revolutions is fully upon us.
The only place I trully hope has a revolution is north korea. But that might get ugly.