That's the thing, it's very easy to 'side' with the protesters, but you have to remember that the entire other half of the country are pro-government (on the whole).
Uncle Buck, yes, silly mistake.
The problem is a complex one, as you can see from this image of electoral results, it is a nation with a very clear divide.
The Pro-Russian west and the Pro-Europe east. There are very strong language, cultural and historic divides between the two sides of the country. It's not something...