2001 - Ukraine: ANTI PRESIDENT KUCHMA PROTESTS

Russian/Nat XFA In the Ukraine, thousands of opposition supporters marched through the capital Kiev to demand the resignation of President Leonid Kuchma. The opposition, an assortment of parties ranging from ultra-nationalists to socialists, accuses Kuchma of involvement in the killing of a journalist - an allegation he denies. The demonstrators marched to Independence Square where they held a mass rally and a mock trial of the president. The movement also criticises Kuchma’s failure to revive Ukraine’