As tensions grow in the Ukrainian region of Crimea, locals in Kyiv’s Independence Square spoke with euronews about how their friends in Crimea view recent developments in Ukraine.<br /><br />One lady told our correspondent: “Crimea is situated close to Russia and they watch Russian television channels. A friend who lives there told me there were no news about what was happening here at Maidan. People in Crimea don’t even know.”<br /><br />Another local told euronews: “Very good that we have at least some government now. Let’s start like this. About Crimea, a lot depends on Crimeans themselves: how they will behave, what they think about this…I think it’s better if everything happens peacefully, not like Kyiv. This all depends on Crimeans and their views.”<br /><br />Crimea, the only Ukrainian region with an ethnic Russian majority, is the last big bastion of opposition to the new leadership in Kyiv since President Viktor Yanukovych was ousted.
