Ukraine police clash with pro-EU protesters [View all]
Source: Aljazeera
About 50,000 demonstrators rallied in the centre of Kiev to demand that Ukraine's government reverse course and sign a landmark agreement with the European Union in defiance of Russia. However, some protesters on Sunday tried to storm government buildings and police responded by using tear gas and batons against them.
The protest was the biggest the country has seen since the peaceful 2004 Orange Revolution, which overturned a fraudulent presidential election result and brought a Western-leaning government to power.
Ukraine's leaders announced suddenly last week that they were pulling out of the EU agreement because they said the country could not afford to break trade ties with Russia.
The Russian government has worked aggressively to derail the EU deal and bring Ukraine into the Moscow-dominated Customs Union.
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Interesting times in the Ukraine.
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