Most of the participants in the rallies for European integration sought a peaceful Maidan, as it was in 2004 (the [[Orange Revolution]]). But the radicals were wary of joining the [[EU]]. Formally supporting the association with the European Union, they saw it as a mortal threat to Ukraine's self-identity. They needed the heated environment itself to assert fascist forces, carry out a national revolution and destroy the "regime of internal occupation." | Most of the participants in the rallies for European integration sought a peaceful Maidan, as it was in 2004 (the [[Orange Revolution]]). But the radicals were wary of joining the [[EU]]. Formally supporting the association with the European Union, they saw it as a mortal threat to Ukraine's self-identity. They needed the heated environment itself to assert fascist forces, carry out a national revolution and destroy the "regime of internal occupation." |