as far as europe goes, well, it believes and it has stated that it holds something of a solidarity for the people who are taking to the streets here. in what it describes as their european aspirations. makes the point that this offer to ukraine is still very much on the table. these integration agreements in terms of association and free trade that would lock ukraine into a much closer relationship with the european union. but the eu is also stressing whatever the domestic political disagreements going on at the moment, they should be settled peacefully, not quiet as we've seen them being settled over the last couple case. >> what's the big fear? closer to europe was one idea. the people on the streets wanted more to get out of it. what did they want to get out of the proximity to europe and what is the fear in terms of where this could be heading? >> they want, or at least a good part of the country's population wants this is the country to modernize, to grow economically,