(CNN) -- It feels like a rerun of the Orange Revolution. Similar to late 2004 when hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians took to the streets to protest what they saw as a fraudulent presidential election, mass demonstrations have been taking place ever since the government in Kiev suspended an association and trade agreement with the European Union some days ago. No less than back then, observers inside and outside the country are stunned by the civic force unleashed. Across the country, Ukrainians have been gathering for Euro Maydans, coined after the Kiev square that is the epicenter of protests now as it was then. Social networks, independent media and street talk are again abuzz with minute-by-minute news, appeals for nonviolence, help offered to protesters and humor ridiculing the powers that be.
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On November 21, Ukraine's government decided to suspend talks with the European Union
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The decision has sparked the biggest protests since the 2004 Orange Revolution
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Joerg Forbrig says President Victor Yanukovich has ignored the will of the majority
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It is now up to the EU to engage Kiev and protesters in a national dialogue, he says
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