Mariupol evacuation push resumes; Pelosi met Zelensky in Kyiv
KYIV, Ukraine — During the communist era, people would parade through Maidan, Kyiv’s central square, on the first of May to show support for the Soviet government. Then, in 2004, Ukraine’s road to democracy began in the same square, with hundreds of thousands of people protesting the presidential election results. And in 2014, the square became the locus of events that gave rise to permanent pro-Western changes in Ukraine.
There is a semblance of peace in the square that belies the harsh reality of a war devastating other areas of Ukraine.
Today, yellow, red and pink tulips blanket a part of the square, attracting residents.
“Two weeks ago, it was a ghost town. Now people are starting to come back,” said one woman who was there taking photos with a friend.
Dickerman contributed from Washington.
