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| Ukraine police dismantle Kiev protest camps | |
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| Ukrainian police have begun dismantling protest camps in front of government buildings in Kiev. | |
| The protesters, who are demanding the government's resignation, had been given until Tuesday to leave. No clashes have been reported. | |
| Opposition leaders have urged their supporters to defend Independence Square, the main site of the protest. | |
| The tense stand-off follows weeks of demonstrations after a U-turn on a free-trade deal with the EU. | |
| President Viktor Yanukovych has said he will discuss the crisis with three former presidents on Tuesday to try to find a compromise. | |
| The protesters have given Mr Yanukovych 48 hours to dismiss the government and are demanding new elections for the presidency and government. | |
| They are blockading government buildings with cars, barricades and tents. | |
| The demonstrators have condemned Mr Yanukovych for refusing to sign an association agreement with the EU last month. He said he shelved it because it would put trade with Russia at risk. | |
| EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton will be in Ukraine on Tuesday and Wednesday "to support a way out of the political crisis". |