The situation in Spain puts the EU in a tricky situation — it might be troubled by the violence, but it doesn’t want to encourage separatist forces that threaten many of the nations within it.
No other country in the world has had a popular vote to allow same-sex couples to marry — and that's just fine with some LGBT activists. They say minority rights aren't a question for popular votes, and they're afraid of rejection, even in Ireland.
In the city of Donetsk, pro-Russian demonstrators held protests underneath a statue of Vladimir Lenin with the hope they'll return, just like Crimea did, to Russia.