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Can someone explain what is happening with the rebellion in Kiev?
gpt
First of all: it's not a rebellion, it's a protest. Citizen's are calling for the impeachment of the president, Viktor Yanukovich. 

Why is he being impeached? Cause he basically dicked the country over by telling the EU 'thanks for the invite, but if it's all the same with you we'll just hang out with Russia'. If you know anything about Ukraine's history, regardless of perspective, you'll notice that Russia ALWAYS shoves its nose in Ukraine's business. This is a conflict centuries in the making and has escalated to the point where Russia is now taking credit for cultural and historical achievements done by Ukraine. 

Less with that, had Ukraine entered the EU we would have had lowered tariffs whenever we traded with other EU nations. There's other bonuses that come out of this (better international relations, economic support, etc) but this is one of the primary reasons Ukrainians want to be part of the EU, especially since exporting of raw resources is all its economy is now based on (graduates can't find work and people with jobs refuse to go into retirement and live off of pension).