KIEV (Sputnik) – The political crisis erupted in Ukraine in November 2013, when the Cabinet of Ministers announced halting the country's European integration. The so-called Maidan protests started on Kiev's central square and spread across the country, resulting in violent armed clashes between radicals and police, leading to around 100 deaths.
Following weeks of mass rallies, Ukraine underwent a regime change in February when the Ukrainian parliament backed by far-right movements ousted president Viktor Yanukovych, amended the country's constitution and scheduled early elections for May 25.
“The Ukrainian Security Service has detained ex-Justice Minister Elena Lukash, who has been on a wanted list, on suspicion of her involvement in the crimes on Maidan Square in Kiev,” Security Service press secretary Elena Hitliyanskaya said on her Facebook account.
