ANN special report: Ukraine through Filipino eyes

Anti-tank barriers are set up at a check point in Maidan Square in Kyiv. The square was the location for the Maidan Revolution in 2013 where protesters gathered to demand an end to abuse of power and corruption. – AP

IN trying to understand momentous political events like the current crisis in Ukraine, it is always good to bear in mind that the situation on the ground and the perspective of ordinary

people tend to be far more complex than the way such events are rendered in the news and in official narratives.