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KYIV, Ukraine (27/01/2014) - Two women embrace at the barricades on Hrushevskoho Street as protestors continue their anti-government demonstration on the morning of January 27, 2014 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo by Marta Iwanek.
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Video: Ukraine in Crisis

Michael Petrou and Katie Engelhart detail the genesis of the Russia-Ukraine conflict
By Maclean's

Over the past few weeks, a remarkable and unprecedented chain of events have played out in Ukraine: a street protest in Kyiv sparked a revolution, which led to a Russian invasion of the Crimean peninsula and a Cold War-style standoff. Maclean’s reporters Michael Petrou and Katie Engelhart were on the ground from the beginning of the Ukraine crisis. They explain how it all happened in this Maclean’s documentary short.

For more coverage of Ukraine watch for Michael Petrou’s feature on Friday morning.