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Live video from Kiev Maidan Nezalezhnosti
Former Ukraine Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko is delivering a stirring speech to protesters from her wheelchair in Kiev.by Derek Caney via YouTube 2/22/2014 7:41:41 PM -
Tymoshenko: 'When snipers were shooting in hearts of our guys, those bullets will always hurt. If we don't prosecute, we should be ashamed'by Christopher Miller via twitter 2/22/2014 7:38:55 PM -
Ukrainian opposition leader Tymoshenko hails "heroes for centuries," in adress to protesters on Kiev Square
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U.S. welcomes release of Ukraine's Tymoshenko: White House
WASHINGTON - The United States on Saturday welcomed the release from prison of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and pledged to work with Russia and European and international organizations to support a unified and democratic Ukraine.
"We have consistently advocated a de-escalation of violence, constitutional change, a coalition government, and early elections, and today's developments could move us closer to that goal," the White House said in a statement.
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Russia tells U.S. that Ukraine's peace deal is under threat
MOSCOW - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday that the peace deal signed in Ukraine had been "sharply degraded by opposition forces' inability or lack of desire" to respect it, the ministry said.
"Illegal extremist groups are refusing to disarm and in fact are taking Kiev under their control with the connivance of opposition leaders," Lavrov told Kerry by telephone, according to a Russian Foreign Ministry statement.
Lavrov "reminded" Kerry that President Vladimir Putin had urged U.S. President Barack Obama during an earlier call to "use every opportunity to stop the illegal actions of radicals and return the situation to constitutional channels", it said.
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Radical Ukrainian opposition group 'Right Sector" says it will not stop protesting in central Kiev
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U.S. welcomes release from prison of former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko: White House
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Who's who in Ukraine unrest dlvr.it/506p7Pby cnni via twitter 2/22/2014 5:52:07 PM -
Russia criticizes EU envoys
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin's envoy to Ukraine on Saturday criticized the European Union ministers who helped broker a peace deal in Kiev.
"I do not understand, frankly, how after recognizing the legitimacy of President Yanukovich, the parliament, all the state structures, my European colleagues can then come to Kiev and go to the nationalist-revolutionary and terrorist Maidan and say there - down with the government they recognized," Lukin said in a television interview.
The deal between Russia-backed President Viktor Yanukovich and the opposition was brokered by the foreign ministers of France, Poland and Germany.
(Reporting By Pavel Polityuk, Editing by Timothy Heritage) -
Reuters Picture: Anti-government protesters attempt to protect a man (C) after he was attacked by other protesters suspecting him of being a sniper, who shot people during recent clashes, in central Kiev February 22, 2014. REUTERS/Baz Ratner
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Reuters Picture: Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko (C) reacts after she was freed in Kharkiv February 22, 2014. Tymoshenko was freed on Saturday from the hospital where she had been held under prison guard for most of the time since she was convicted in 2011. REUTERS/Stringer
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Ukraine's parliamentary speaker says Yanukovich tried to flee to Russia, is now in the city of Donetsk: Interfax
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Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko freed: Reuters witnessby Reuters World via twitter 2/22/2014 3:51:21 PM -
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Polish foreign minister says there was no coup in Kiev, that government buildings were abandoned and the speaker of the parliament was elected legally
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Yevgenia Tymoshenko (C) reacts as the Parliament voted to free her mother, opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko, February 22, 2014. REUTERS/Andrii SkakodubJailed Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko will soon be released in the northeastern city of Kharkiv, where she is being treated in hospital.Yevgenia Tymoshenko said she was going to Kharkiv to meet her mother, who was jailed in 2011 for seven years for abuse of office linked to a gas deal and is a bitter rival of President Viktor Yanukovich. -
Ukraine parliament votes to dismiss president, sets election for May 25: Reuters
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Ukraine armed forces say they will not become involved in political conflict: statementby Reuters World via twitter 2/22/2014 2:29:48 PM
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President Yanukovich calls opposition gangsters, says he will stay in southeast of Ukraine for now
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Yanukovich says he won't resign or leave Ukraine: Interfax
Embattled Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich said he had no intention of resigning or leaving Ukraine, saying all decisions taken by parliament on Saturday were illegal, Interfax reported citing a television interview.
The report did not specify his whereabouts but a dateline on the television interview read Kharkiv, a city in northeastern Ukraine.
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Yanukovich compares situation in Ukraine to Nazis coming to power in 1930s Germany
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Yanukovich describes events in Ukraine as coup: Interfax
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West Ukraine's pro-European cities warn they could break away. @howardamos reports from Lviv gu.com/p/3nxfa/twby guardianworld via twitter 2/21/2014 5:35:31 PM -
Russia urges EU to condemn 'radicals' responsible for Ukraine violence
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed the Ukraine peace deal with European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton and urged the EU to condemn "radicals" responsible for violence, his ministry said on Friday.
A ministry statement said Lavrov and Ashton had discussed the deal "and the prospects for its implementation in the conditions of continuing activity by extremist forces", suggesting Moscow had doubts it could succeed.
"Sergei Lavrov has decisively denounced the activities of radicals who bear the full responsibility for the violence and human casualties and urged the EU and its member-states to clearly express rejection of these activities," it said.
(Reporting by Alexei Anishchuk; Editing by Steve Gutterman and Andrew Roche) -
Reuters Picture: Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovich shakes hands with opposition leader Vitaly Klitschko (L) after signing an EU-mediated peace deal with opposition leaders, aiming to end a violent standoff that has left dozens dead and opening the way for a early presidential election this year, at the presidential headquarters in Kiev February 21, 2014. REUTERS/Konstantin Chernichkin
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Ukraine's first Sochi gold tinged with sorrow
Ukraine's women's biathlon relay team took home the gold Friday - the first gold medal the country earned so far in Sochi - but there was little celebration from the violence-ravaged nation's Olympic delegation:"We will not celebrate, we will be peaceful, because of what's happening in our nation," Sergey Bubka, Ukraine's Olympic head, told reporters as he fought back tears.
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Ukraine's president, opposition sign deal to end crisis
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich on Friday signed an agreement with three opposition leaders on ending a crisis that sparked bloody clashes between protesters and police on the streets of the capital Kiev.
The deal sets out plans to hold early presidential elections, form a national unity government and revert to the 2004 constitution, removing some of the president's powers.
A Reuters correspondent at the signing in the presidential headquarters said Yanukovich did not smile during a ceremony lasting several minutes but he did shake hands with the opposition.
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Ukrainian parliament votes in favor or return to old constitution
Kiev - Ukraine's parliament on Friday voted heavily in favor of returning to the constitution of 2004 under which President Viktor Yanukovich will lose some of his powers.
The constitutional move was part of an EU-brokered agreement signed between Yanukovich and opposition leaders to end a crisis which has sparked mass street protests and violence in the capital Kiev.
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A man walks amidst burning remains of fires at Independence square in Kiev February 21, 2014. REUTERS/Konstantin Chernichkin
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Ukrainian parliament votes to approve moves to revert to 2004 constitution, stripping president of some powers
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Reuters Picture: People pay their respects at the spot where an anti-government protester was killed during Thursday's clashes with riot police, in Kiev February 21, 2014. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis
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It remains important that those responsible for killings and human rights violations in Ukraine are brought to justice.
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Its common during mass demonstrations for masses not to trust leaders, but most protesters want to #Yanukovych arrested. #euromaidan #Kievby Beirutbeats via twitter 2/21/2014 2:37:34 PM -
Ukrainian parliament will pass law to free all detained protesters on Friday, says opposition leader Arseniy Yatsenyuk - Interfax
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Congratulations on political agreement now signed in Kiev. New government with new powers must now tackle also massive economic challenges.
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In "a few hours" Ukrainian parliament will pass law on return to 2004 constitution, says opposition leader Arseniy Yatsenyuk - Interfax
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UKRAINE'S PRESIDENT, OPPOSITION SIGN EU-BROKERED AGREEMENT WITH OPPOSITION ON ENDING CRISIS - REUTERS WITNESS
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If deal info true, #EU just exchanged minor diplomatic victory for the safety of #Ukrainian people. #euromaidan #Sochi2014by Jakub Parusinski via twitter 2/21/2014 2:19:19 PM -
Let's all remember that #euromaidan protesters were never super keen on #Ukraine opp. leaders. Or deals.by Dan Peleschuk via twitter 2/21/2014 2:19:11 PM -
Disgusted with #Ukraine #Euromaidan Protest leaders. Signed agreement which leaves murderer #Yanukovych in power. People died for nothing.by kwpc1 via twitter 2/21/2014 2:18:44 PM -
Yanik wants #euromaidan to pack up and go away. It's a victory for him. Betrayal by the "leaders"by bruce springnote via twitter 2/21/2014 2:18:33 PM -
GERMAN MINISTER CONFIRMS DEAL INCLUDES RETURN TO 2004 CONSTITUTION, CREATION OF NATIONAL UNITY GOVERNMENT
U.S. decision to withdraw troops dismays some Somalis
ADDIS ABABA President Donald Trump's decision to pull U.S. troops out of Somalia in the waning days of his presidency triggered dismay on Saturday from some Somalis, who appealed to the incoming U.S. president to reverse the decision.