The last two weeks have seen events escalating at a rapid pace in Ukraine with the center of attention quickly shifting from Kiev's deadly protests to Crimea's "invasion." With Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev warning that Ukraine's new leaders seized power illegally and predicting their rule would end with "a new revolution" and more bloodshed, we thought the following infographic would provide some context for how Ukraine got here so fast.
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Via AFP
The rhetoric continues to strengthen from the Russians...
As Reuters reports [5], Medvedev said that while Viktor Yanukovich had practically no authority he remained the legitimate head of state according the constitution, adding: "If he is guilty before Ukraine - hold an impeachment procedure ... and try him."
"Everything else is lawlessness. The seizure of power," Medvedev said on his Facebook page.
"And that means such order will be extremely unstable. It will end in a new revolution. New blood."