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Protesters leave City Hall they occupied for nearly three months
Protesters in Ukraine who occupied Kiev City Hall for nearly three months vacated the building on Sunday morning as a part of an amnesty agreement.
A top Ukrainian opposition leader said on Saturday said that protesters were ready to...
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Clashes continue into the early hours of the morning in Ukrainian capital
At least one person was killed in clashes between police and protesters in the Ukrainian capital on Wednesday morning, as authorities moved in to dismantle makeshift barricades.
A reporter for the Associated Press also saw medics declare...
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Minister and Klitschko comment on security situation in Crimea
Ukraine's Security Council Chief said on Friday that the people of Crimea had nothing to do with recent events in the region, and that extremist groups were to blame.
Andriy Parubiy said measures were being put in place to "eliminate...
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Pro- and anti-government protesters react to Russia bailout loan deal
Thousands of anti-government demonstrators continued to occupy Kiev's Independence Square on Thursday, expressing their anger over a bailout Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych negotiated with Russia earlier this week.
Two days ago,...
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Thousands of students join pro-EU rally, Tymoshenko supporters gather on her birthday
Students joined a fifth day of demonstratinons in Kiev on Wednesday, opposing the Ukrainian government's decision not to sign an agreement with the European Union but to restore ties with its giant neighbour Russia instead.
About five...
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Scuffles break out in parliament as MPs discuss Malaysian plane crash; minute of silence
Scuffles broke out in the Ukrainian parliament on Tuesday after a lawmaker blamed the Ukrainian authorities for failing to adopt a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine and accused them of running a war against the Ukrainian people.
The...
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Court postpones Tymoshenko appeal, lawyers, daughter, doctor, hospital
Kiev
1. Wide shot exterior of High Specialised Court for Civil and Criminal Cases
2. Close-up gates to court
3. Broadcast of court sitting, filmed TV screen, mid shot judge and his assistants
4. Mid shot Tymoshenko's defence team
5....
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Ukrainians reflect on events of the year as 2015 approaches
Internally displaced Ukrainians living in the capital Kiev are facing the prospect of spending New Year far away from home.
Volunteers organised a party ahead of the New Year festival for internally displaced children at a volunteer...
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EU senior official meets Tymoschenko's daughter, says EU should consider sanctions
The European Parliament's vice president said on Saturday that he will push the European Union to consider sanctions against Ukraine in order to bring an end to the political turmoil that has gripped the country for nearly two...
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Former Georgian president Saakashvili visits protesters in central square
The former president of Georgia, Mikhail Saakashvili, visited protesters in Kiev on Saturday to support Ukrainians in their fight against ruling authorities.
Mass protests, now in their third week in Kiev, started after Ukrainian...
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Pro-Yanukovych rally outside parliament as special session repeals anti-protest laws
Thousands of pro-government supporters gathered outside Ukraine's Parliament on Tuesday as lawmakers attended an emergency session called by the country's embattled president, Viktor Yanukovych.
At that session, deputies voted in favour...
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New Ukrainian cabinet meets in Kiev, protesters in central square
Ukraine's new prime minister said that his country would remain united, despite an escalation in tensions in the strategic region of Crimea.
"For Crimeans - we will guarantee safety and nobody will split Ukraine. We are Ukrainian, united...
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Protesters marched through the opposition protest camp in Independence Square carrying blank signs representing the European Union's silence during the ongoing political crisis in Ukraine. (Feb. 9)
The Ukrainian opposition parties will continue protesting until President Viktor Yanukovych is ready to work with them, opposition leader Vitaly Klitschko said on Sunday.
The opposition protesters have set up an extensive tent camp on...
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Tree erected to commemorate New Year
A Ukrainian creative agency has made a replica of the steel New Year tree that's been standing on Kiev's Independence Square, plastered with opposition posters and flags, since anti-government protests started last month.
Pavel...
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Tree erected to commemorate New Year
A Ukrainian creative agency has made a replica of the steel New Year tree that's been standing on Kiev's Independence Square, plastered with opposition posters and flags, since anti-government protests started last month.
Pavel...
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4:3 Kharkiv mayor shot as pro-Russia insurgents seize government building
Doctors said the Mayor of Kharkiv was fighting for his life in hospital on Monday after being shot in the back on the outskirts of the city.
Hennady Kernes underwent surgery, according to the city hall in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second...
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Ousted Ukrainian president says he hopes to return Crimea to Ukraine
Ukraine's ousted president, Viktor Yanukovych, said on Wednesday that he was "wrong" to invite Russian troops into Crimea, and vowed to try to persuade Russia to return the Black Sea peninsula.
In his first interview since fleeing to...
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Protesters call for the resignation of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych as rallies continue over his decision to pause integration with the West. Opposition leaders trying to see jailed former Premier Yulia Tymoshenko were denied access. (Nov. 25)
Opposition leaders in Ukraine have called for the resignation of President Viktor Yanukovych's government, as protests continued over the state's abrupt decision to pause integration with the West and tilt toward Moscow.
Ukrainian...
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Celebrities join political cast as parties seek to boost popularity
Kharkiv - October 18, 2012
1. Various of Ukrainian singer Taisiya Povaliy speaking to supporters on stage
2. Mid of supporters singing with Povaliy and applauding
3. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Taisiya Povaliy, singer and candidate for the...
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EU foreign policy chief arrives in Ukraine
1. Javier Solana, European Union's foreign policy chief, steps off of plane and is greeted by officials
2. Group walks away from plane Solana approaches camera
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Javier Solana, European Union's foreign policy...
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WRAP Opposition disrupts parliament, demo against fuel prices
1. Rada (parliament) and protesters with flags
2. Protesters lined up
3. Various of protesters chanting
4. Tilt of Rada
5. Interior of Rada
6. Ministers speaking
7. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Aleksander Turchinov, representative from the...
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Student groups gather for large opposition rally
1. Wide of crowd
2. Flags waving
3. Man on stage
4. Crowd cheering
5. Woman cheering
6. Pan across crowd
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Mikhail Plotnikov, Representative for Pora, pro-Yuschenko youth organisation:
"Our camp is here to protect...
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Demonstrators guard president's office after they take full control of the capital
Protesters in the Ukrainian capital claimed full control of the city on Saturday following the signing of a Western-brokered peace deal aimed at ending the nation's three-month political crisis.
Some protesters were guarding the...
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A dispute broke out in the Ukrainian parliament on Tuesday after a lawmaker blamed the Ukrainian authorities for failing to adopt a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine and accused them of running a war against the Ukrainian people. (July 22)
Scuffles broke out in the Ukrainian parliament on Tuesday after a lawmaker blamed the Ukrainian authorities for failing to adopt a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine and accused them of running a war against the Ukrainian people.
The...