The local population of the breakaway regions in Eastern Ukraine lives in constant insecurity and de
![Pro-Russian separatists sell vegetables during the elections in Donetsk [Getty Images]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/201411199718227734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

The local population of the breakaway regions in Eastern Ukraine lives in constant insecurity and de
![Pro-Russian separatists sell vegetables during the elections in Donetsk [Getty Images]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/201411199718227734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Ukraine’s two leading presidential candidates are both pro-EU. So what sets them apart?
![It will be Yulia Tymoshenko's third attempt at the presidential post in Ukraine [AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/201452352637623734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
The situation in Ukraine has recently escalated with attacks on public administration buildings in the east.
![A pro-Russian crowd attacked the regional administration office in Donetsk and declared an 'independent Donetsk republic' [EPA]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20144910545468734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Ordinary Ukrainians are already feeling the effect of the post-revolution economic downturn.
![Loans and bailouts are good as a temporary solution, but the Ukrainian economy, just like the political system, requires a total makeover, writes Oleshko [Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/20143516553551734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
As violence escalates in Ukraine, the possibility for a peaceful solution to the crisis is shrinking.
![Dozens have died in recent clashes in Kiev [Svetlana Ivanova/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/20142201541133734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
As the police violence intensifies, protesters consider their options.

The new legal amendments passed by the Ukrainian parliament aim to curb the ongoing anti-government protests.
![Viktor Yanukovych's attempt to curb demonstrations unleashed a new wave of anger [EPA]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/2014120114131342734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)