According to the news item, the protesters have______.

It’s a country of nearly 45 million people, one of the largest nations in Europe.(28)And right now it’s in a struggle with itself. We’re talking about Ukraine. Kind of a crossroads, Western Europe to one side, and Russia to the other. The tension happening in Ukraine right now is over which side the country should be closer to. Ukraine’s President and many of its people prefer to be allied with Russia. Ukrainians who want to move toward Western Europe have been protesting.(27)They’ve taken over parts of the capital city, Kiev, and put up barricades around their gathering spots. That is until late Tuesday night.