Maidan uprising 10 years on: ‘Russia made a decision to foment war where there wasn’t a conflict’

Days before the two-year anniversary of the war, President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Moscow was exploiting delays in Western military aid, calling the situation “extremely difficult”. A heightened Russian offensive in eastern and southern Ukraine saw Moscow’s forces capture the key eastern Ukrainian town of Avdiivka last week, after months of battle. The surge comes as Ukraine marks the 10th anniversary of the shooting of dozens of protesters in Kyiv during a revolution that toppled the country’s Moscow-backed leadership. The uprising also led to Russia’s annexation of Crimea in Ukraine’s south and a pro-Russian separatist movement in the east. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on the 10th anniversary of the Maiden Revolution as we approach the second anniversary of Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine, FRANCE 24’s Nadia Massih is joined by Olga Oliker, International Crisis Group’s Program Director for Europe and Central Asia.