January: A man hurls a rock during demonstrations in Kiev, Ukraine, in January. The crisis that resulted has prompted what many pundits are calling a “second cold war” between Russia and the West. Protesters occupied the central square of the Ukrainian capital demanding the resignation of the pro-Russian president Viktor Yanukovych. Scores of demonstrators, armed only with stones, were shot by riot police. Within two weeks, the corrupt Yanukovych was ousted and escaped to Russia – but peace and stability in Ukraine have proved elusive.
Source: Newsweek
