Yulia Mostova, Editor-in-Chief, DT.UA (Dzerkalo Tyzhdnya)

The circle around Yanukovych is confused: the chief has taken a break and is making no decisions. Burdened with various proposals, the “Thinking Man” is taking his time. On a table in Mezhyhirya [Yanukovych’s luxurious residence] is a plan to crush Maidan with force, in which case the winner’s flag would be raised in its very center in three hours at most.

There is also another version of the plan: to grab the initiative from the opposition and deprive it of most of its slogans, as was the case when the government, following Yanukovych’s directives, had not yet broken off negotiations for European integration. In other words, the plan would entail initiating and adopting a law on unconditional amnesty, seriously restructuring a coalition Cabinet, using the anti-corruption scythe to mow down most the visibly protruding heads, and reopening and completing negotiations on the EU…