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Ukraine: Protesters Clash with Police Near Parliament, At Least 3 Protesters Dead
10 years, 2 months ago - February 18, 2014
Several thousand anti-government protesters clashed with police near Ukraine’s parliament on Tuesday, torching a police truck and hurling stones in the first real violence in the capital Kiev in more than three weeks.
The protesters marched to the parliament building in a move to keep up pressure on President Viktor Yanukovich to relinquish some of his presidential powers.
Myroslava Petsa @myroslavapetsa
Situation in #Kyiv spinning out of control with 3 protesters being killed, more than 150 injured, 7 are in serious condition
Social dynamic I mentioned. Old & young passing rocks to throw at Berkyt #euromaidan
This video shows violent clashes between police and protesters near the parliament.
Ukrainian president Yanukovich has been battling the opposition-led street protests since he walked away from a trade pact with the European Union in November and opted instead for forging closer economic ties with Russia, Ukraine's Soviet-era master. The protests have since broadened into a revolt against perceived sleaze and corruption in the Yanukovich leadership.
Russia acuses Europe of "shutting eyes on radical forces actions"
Russia blamed the West on Tuesday for an escalation of tension in Ukraine, saying it was a "direct result of connivance by Western politicians and European structures that have shut their eyes ... on the aggressive actions of radical forces". In a statement, the Russian Foreign Ministry called on the Ukrainian opposition to "refrain from threats and ultimatums and establish a substantive dialogue with the authorities with the aim of extricating the country from deep crisis."
Parliament speaker suffers hypertensive crisis
Ukrainian media report that the speaker of Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, Vladimir Rybak suffered hypertensive crisis during today's session. An ambulance arrived in the country’s parliament. Medical personnel are examining Rybak as all activity was temporary suspended.
As tension remains high in Kiev, protesters managed to occupy the top of a building used by police to throw stunt grenades to protesters as shown in a video uploaded this morning.
Twitter / lb_ua: ?? ??????? ...·Klitchko: "Take the Berkut and interior forces off the street"Inside parliament, where opposition leaders brought proceedings to a halt by blocking the speaker's tribune, opposition leader Vitaly Klitschko urged Yanukovich to take riot police off the streets to avert further "conflict in society". "I am appealing to the president. Take the Berkut (riot police) and interior forces off the streets. Do this and it will provide a way out. It will be the decision of a real man," the boxer-turned-politician told reporters inside parliament. "We are not talking any more about hours but about minutes." (Reuters)
