Lately some Western journalists, observers, and even diplomats, praise the concessions that Yanukovych has made, including the recent “amnesty law”. However, this position is based on very dangerous illusions, misperceptions, oversimplifications, and superficial observations. In fact, further support of this law in particular, and Yanukovych with his regime in general, can only bring more violence and even death to my country. Why do I think so?

Of course, it is good news that the Ukrainian Parliament (Rada) repealed the most restrictive “laws” of Jan.16. However, firstly, the legal situation has just returned to Jan.15, though not in full – is it really a concession? Secondly, in fact these “laws” have never been duly adopted (the procedure was impudently violated, and no majority vote was actually in place), so instead of repealing they should be recognized “null and void”. The difference is that in the latter case the people arrested according…