i hope so. reporter: yanukovych fled for eastern ukraine, and demonstrators entered his chalet. kiev fell without a shot. hungry for information, people pressed their faces to the gates of parliament for updates broadcast on loud speakers. parliament was taking over the government. for the demonstrators, yanukovych was a russian puppet. i m not against russia, just i m against putin. maybe he wants to return something like that. reporter: this week, vladimir putin s real politics met 21st century internet politics as tahrir square-style seized demonstrations aimed to moscow s doorstep making russia wonder will there be more? is this the start of a eurasian spring? demonstrators say they will stay in this square to act as an insurance policy during this transition of power.
i m not against russia, just i m against putin. maybe he wants to return something like that. reporter: this week, vladimir putin s real politics met 21st century internet politics as tahrir square-style seized demonstrations aimed to moscow s doorstep making russia wonder will there be more? is this the start of a eurasian spring? demonstrators say they will stay in this square to act as an insurance policy during this transition of power. richard, thank you very much. this morning, i m joined by our roundtable, coanchor of the pbs newshour judy woodruff, new york times columnist david brooks, host of hardball chris matthews and national security correspondent helene cooper of the times. a big fast moving with great importance. i come back, chris, to the idea
police abandoned their posts. so is today your liberation ta day? i hope so. yanukovych fled for eastern ukraine and demonstrators entered his chalet. kiev fell without a shot. hungry for information, people pressed their faces to the gates of parliament for updates, broadcast on loud speakers. parliament was taking over the government. for the demonstrators, yanukovych was a russian puppet. i m not against russia, just i m against putin. maybe he wants to return something like that. this week, vladimir putin s real politic met 21st century politic as tahrir square style seized is demonstrations aimed to moscow s doorstep making russia wonder will there be more? is this the store of a eurasian spring? demonstrators say they will stay in the square to act as an