Ukraine's Attempt to Move Forward Without Yanukovich

After a series of reports that Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich's resignation was imminent, the president dismissed the possibility in a television address Feb. 22, during which he accused his political opponents of staging a coup and compared the events to Nazi Germany. Yanukovich was speaking from the eastern city of Kharkiv, where he has traditionally held strong support. Yanukovich's refusal to resign has emboldened Ukraine's rapidly moving parliament to build a case for impeachment, introducing even greater uncertainty into Kiev's volatile political transition.