perhaps the future of europe and the soviet ideology being pushed now by vladimir putin. that's why this matters so much. that's why the u.s. has so much at stake here. it's about permitting those who want to face the wars here to have that chance, but also to accommodate the interests is what they need to keep themselves in jobs and their economy healthy. >> very well laid out how delicate the situation is right there as we see the smoke rising behind you. joining us from kiev by phone is christopher miller. he's been seconding out truly some amazing pictures through social media of the protests. christopher, can you hear me? >> i can hear you. >> you've been covering these protests from the very beginning. you have been in the middle of