Thursday, January 23, 2014

Unrest In Ukraine -- News Updates January 24, 2014



Ukraine Protesters, Police Agree To Truce As Government, Opposition Talk -- CNN

Kiev, Ukraine (CNN) -- Ukrainian anti-government protesters agreed Thursday to a truce of several hours in clashes with police, as opposition leaders met with President Viktor Yanukovych for a second round of talks.

Hundreds of protesters -- who have been clashing with police in the capital, Kiev, since Sunday -- told boxer-turned-politician Vitali Klitschko they would suspend further action until negotiations were over, his UDAR party said in a prepared statement.

Riot police also agreed to the move, UDAR said, while Klitschko returned for a second day of talks with Yanukovych.

"I called for them to refrain from active actions for the time of negotiations. It is calm there now," UDAR quoted Klitschko as saying.

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More News On The Unrest In Ukraine

Kiev mass riots timeline -- RT
Ceasefire in Ukraine: Barricades doused out, violence an inch from reigniting -- RT
Ukraine protests: Crisis talks after day of bloodshed -- BBC
Kiev holds breath as protest leaders, government negotiate amid truce -- Christian Science Monitor
Ukraine protests: uneasy deadlock in Kiev as opposition leaders attempt deal -- The Telegraph
Tense Standoff Between Government, Protesters in Kyiv -- Voice of America
In Ukraine, relative calm as both sides await outcome of talks -- Washington Post
Ukrainian protesters, police agree to 'period of silence' during talks -- UPI
Ukraine protesters declare eight-hour truce as talks with government continue -- The Guardian
Ukraine President Yanukovych calls for extraordinary session of parliament -- Deutsche Welle
Ukraine parliament to meet on crisis after deadly clashes -- AFP
Ukraine's Yanukovich calls emergency parliament session to end crisis -- Reuters
Ukraine calls special parliament session amid deadly protests -- Al Jazeera
Events in Ukraine are coup attempt, early presidential elections impossible - PM Azarov -- Voice of Russia
Ukraine PM says protesters attempting coup, rules out early vote-reports -- Reuters
Ukraine protest movement: At least 4 killed in clashes with police -- CNN
Tensions in Ukraine spread to second major city -- Bloomberg Businessweek/AP
Kiev in flames: 15 photos of deadly clashes -- Haaretz/Reuters
Is Ukraine becoming a dictatorship? -- Orysia Lutsevych, CNN

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