english: The Euromaidan protests began peacefully at the end of 2013, after the president of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych, rejected a far-reaching accord with the European Union in favor of stronger ties with Russia.
non_english: Evromajdanski protesti su mirno počeli krajem 2013. godine, nakon što je ukrajinski predsednik, Viktor Janukovič, odbio dalekosežni dogovor sa Evropskom unijom u korist jače povezanosti s Rusijom.