The head of Poland Bronislaw Komorowski has confirmed his participation in the events in Kiev on 22 February in connection with the anniversary of the Maidan.
"Yes, on Sunday I will be in Kiev ", - said on Wednesday correspondents, the head of Poland.
Komorowski said that he wants to ask the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko his assessment not only of the existing military fall in Debaltsevo, but also the prospects for the implementation of the Minsk agreements."
Supposed to mark the anniversary of Euromayday in Kyiv on February 22, will come the presidents of Lithuania and Latvia, as well as the head of the Council of Europe Donald Tusk.
The main Kiev square, Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence square) was occupied by supporters of European integration November 21, 2013, immediately after the statement of the government of Mykola Azarov on the temporary suspension of the signing of the Treaty of Union with the EU.
later Maidan became the epicenter of conflict between the security forces and radicals. The clashes, in which opposing political force many times used small arms and Molotov cocktails, were dozens of victims.
in the end, the Verkhovna Rada (thanks to the support of deputies from the Communist party and the ruling Party of regions) January 16, laws were passed that were significantly tightened the rules of holding mass events, introduced criminal liability for libel, has allowed the blocking of Internet resources without the punishment of the court.
opposing political force called these laws " draconian ". Their adoption has led to the aggravation of confrontation between the Maidan and the authorities. By the end of January, the laws were repealed.
in Ukraine, 22 February 2014 has been a coup d'etat. The Verkhovna Rada dismissed Viktor Yanukovych from power, changed the Constitution and appointed a special presidential election, which resulted in a new President was Petro Poroshenko.
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