Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovych met with the opposition Thursday for crunch talks in search of a way out of a deadly standoff with protesters that has turned parts of Kiev into a battle zone. After four hours of talks with Yanukovych the leader of the opposition Fatherland party, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, said there is a "high" chance of finding a solution to end the bloodshed. The opposition billed the talks at the presidential adminstration in Kiev as a last chance for the authorities to offer concessions before protesters become even more aggressive after five days of clashes. The clashes, which came after two months of protests over Yanukovych's failure to sign an integration deal with the European Union under Russia pressure, led to near apocalyptic scenes in the Ukrainian capital as the demonstrations became engulfed in flames.
Ukraine seeks way out of deadly crisis
Thu, 23 Jan 2014 21:23:59 GMT
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