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Colin Campbell

Pro-European integration protesters are pictured through an Ukrainian flag decorated with the European Union stars during a mass rally at Independence Square in Kiev

Ukraine’s gamers take to the streets in protest

Global Politics

Ukraine’s gaming industry dates back to the Cold War — but its members have a very modern political agenda. Many of them have joined the protests in Independence Square, asking for closer ties with Europe, and not with Russia.

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