# Maidan Revolution

> [[Yanukovych]] favoured closer ties with Russia. Protesters on Maidan square in central [[Kyiv]] wanted [[Ukraine]] to join the [[European Union]]
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> – [Is there any justification for Putin’s war? | Ukraine | The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/13/is-there-any-justification-for-putins-war)