Ya, I hadn't heard anything about this until I saw it on here. Crazy to think I got more news from a hockey forum than from the morning news...
I'm thinking that if the protestors can hang on until the Olympics, they might get American coverage. A revolt/mass protest in a country neighboring Russia may be too good to pass up. Ukrainian athletes and fans will also probably be able to bring the issue directly to reporters as politics and the Olympics are clearly intertwined.
What's weird is that there seems to be guys hanging on to the Soviet ways in Eastern Europe, but where's the remnants of Cold War mentality in the western media? If this were the 80's, I have a feeling this would have gotten play.
infographic on what some of the new laws in Ukraine are that went in effect a few hours ago (kicking off this recent activity):