The civic unrest in the Ukraine is in many ways an outgrowth of the Cold War, with Russia on the one hand, and the European Union and the United States on the other, jockeying for influence in this former Soviet republic. Europe and the US have been very vocal about there support for the insurrection. With many government and NGO openly supporting, sending financial aid along with moral support. The only uniting agenda among the insurrection is themselves is removing Yanukovych.

What role does Russia and the west play in the Ukraine crisis?