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Ukraine police dismantle Kiev protest camps | Ukraine police dismantle Kiev protest camps |
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Ukrainian police have begun dismantling protest camps in front of government buildings in Kiev. | Ukrainian police have begun dismantling protest camps in front of government buildings in Kiev. |
An opposition party said the police had also raided their headquarters. | |
The protesters had been given until Tuesday to leave. No clashes have been reported. | |
Opposition leaders urged supporters to defend Independence Square, the main protest site. The stand-off follows weeks of unrest after a U-turn on a free-trade deal with the EU. | |
The BBC's Steve Rosenberg in Kiev says there are far more police in central Kiev than on Sunday, when hundreds of thousands of people came out onto the streets. | |
Police were dismantling at least two protest sites and forcing protesters out of two streets where, according to the Interior Ministry, they were blocking access to administrative buildings. | |
However, the ministry said no action was being taken on Independence Square itself. | |
Meanwhile a spokesman for the opposition Fatherland Party said police were raiding its headquarters. | |
The websites for Fatherland and the opposition Freedom Party are currently inaccessible. | |
President Viktor Yanukovych has said he will discuss the crisis with three former presidents on Tuesday to try to find a compromise. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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". | EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton will be in Ukraine on Tuesday and Wednesday "to support a way out of the political crisis". |