Former world heavyweight champion boxer and leader of the opposition Udar party Vitali Klitschko addresses protesters in Kiev's Independence Square
Former Boxing Heavyweight Champion Vitali Klitschko Brokers Uneasy Truce In Ukraine After Days Of Violence Leave Five Dead -- Daily Mail
* Boxer was on the streets of Kiev pleading with both police and protesters to uphold the fragile peace
* He promised to return at 8pm local time to announce the results of negotiations with President Yanukovych
* The protesters extinguished piles of burning tyres that had been sending thick black smoke towards police lines
* The three main opposition issued an ultimatum to the president to dismiss the government and call an election
* Demonstrators had hurled rocks and Molotov cocktails with police responding with tear gas and rubber bullets
* Opposition leader Arseniy Yatsenyuk said President Viktor Yanukovych had 24 hours to agree a peaceful solution
Boxer turned politician Vitali Klitschko has brokered an uneasy truce on the streets of Kiev following days of violent demonstrations in the Ukraine capital which have reportedly left five people dead.
At midday Kiev time, Klitschko announced the truce to crowds in the city's Independence Square. He said he would return at 8pm to announce the results of ongoing negotiations between opposition leaders and President Yanukovych.
At Klitschko's request, protesters extinguished burning tyres that had been sending thick clouds of putrid smoke toward police lines. An ultimatum issued by the opposition to the president to call an election was set to expire this evening with no sign yet of a compromise.
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