Ukraine’s wars of symbols took an especially interesting turn on October 27.
Vladimir Putin, Russia’s prime minister, came to Kiev that day to pursue negotiations with his Ukrainian counterpart, Mykola Azarov, over energy. While policymakers and pundits debated the pros and cons of closer Russo-Ukrainian energy cooperation, FEMEN — a Ukrainian feminist group — staged a symbolically fascinating anti-Putin demonstration in downtown Kiev (see the video clip here).
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