Kiev – February 9, 2014

1. Wide tracking shot of blindfolded protesters marching through Kiev carrying blank, white placards and signs

2. Various of ‘silent demonstration’ marching through Independence Square towards German embassy

3. Wide protesters gathered outside German embassy

4. Tight blindfolded protester with protest sign in background reading (English): “Enjoy the Silence”

5. Mid protesters playing drums outside embassy

6. Mid protester laying protest signs on the ground

7. Tight papers on the ground reading (English): “Dear EU, we enjoy the silence” and “Enjoy the silence, Sincerely your, Viktor Yanukovych”

8. Various thousands of protesters gathered in Independence Square seen from stage

STORYLINE:

The Ukrainian opposition parties will continue protesting until President Viktor Yanukovych is ready to work with them, opposition leader Vitaly Klitschko said on Sunday.

The opposition protesters have set up an extensive tent camp on the Maidan, Kiev’s main square, and occupy three nearby buildings, including the city hall, that they use as operations centers, sleeping quarters. They even host an improvised library.

In the media center set up at Independence Square, Oleh Tyahnybok, leader of the opposition’s Svoboda party said that the government did not realize how far they had pushed the Ukrainian people.

On the same day, protesters marched through the opposition protest camp on Independence square on their way to the German embassy, carrying blank signs and placards.

Outside the embassy they left letters accusing the European Union of staying silent during the ongoing political crisis in the country.

The protests began in late November after Yanukovych backed away from an agreement to deepen ties with the EU and pursue closer relations with Russia.

A wide swath of Ukrainian society resents Russia’s long dominance or influence on Ukraine and avidly supports integration with the EU as a way to bolster democracy and human rights.