It may have been the Baltic States that started the Former Soviet Union on the path towards independence an democracy, but Ukraine demanded it with passion. In the first democratic election, turnout was 90%.
Now election results are in doubt and there is talk of a coup. It doesn't help that Putin tried to appoint the incument through endorsement. Many Ukrainians, particularly in the more urban west, will see this as a fight for independence, not just democracy. This revolt will not die.
