25 February 2014 - Ukraine summary

Russia: What are you waiting for? Shatter your foes with a rain of steel!
Europe: No violence, now. It’s better if things take forever and nothing much changes.
Yanukovych: I—I’ll send sharpshooters.
crowd: ROAR!
Russia: Not a wimpy drizzle! Artillery!
Europe: Oh dear, things changed. I’d better mention that my values are universal. Let’s all be inclusive now, OK?
crowd: Arright, we got this sorted.
parliament: That’s who wins? Let’s get re-elected.
crowd: What’s next?