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| Ukraine protests 'spread' into Russia-influenced east | Ukraine protests 'spread' into Russia-influenced east |
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| Protests in Ukraine are spreading further outside Kiev, with reports of unrest in the east, north and south. | Protests in Ukraine are spreading further outside Kiev, with reports of unrest in the east, north and south. |
| Activists besieged government buildings and in some cities clashed with riot police. In the capital, protesters took over the justice ministry. | |
| The fresh unrest comes after opposition leader Arseniy Yatsenyuk rejected President Viktor Yanukovych's offer to appoint him prime minister. | The fresh unrest comes after opposition leader Arseniy Yatsenyuk rejected President Viktor Yanukovych's offer to appoint him prime minister. |
| He said key demands must be met, including new elections. | He said key demands must be met, including new elections. |
| As well as his offer to Mr Yatsenyuk, he suggested another opposition figure, former boxer Vitali Klitschko, take the post of deputy prime minister following talks on Saturday. | As well as his offer to Mr Yatsenyuk, he suggested another opposition figure, former boxer Vitali Klitschko, take the post of deputy prime minister following talks on Saturday. |
| The BBC's David Stern, in Kiev, says the opposition - confident in its position - appears to have taken Mr Yanukovych's offer of concessions as a sign of weakness, and is forging ahead with the campaign to unseat him. | The BBC's David Stern, in Kiev, says the opposition - confident in its position - appears to have taken Mr Yanukovych's offer of concessions as a sign of weakness, and is forging ahead with the campaign to unseat him. |
| The demonstrations began in November after Ukraine decided not to sign an accord on more co-operation with the EU. | The demonstrations began in November after Ukraine decided not to sign an accord on more co-operation with the EU. |
| Instead, the government opted to deepen ties with neighbouring Russia. | Instead, the government opted to deepen ties with neighbouring Russia. |
| People's assemblies | People's assemblies |
| On Friday protesters seized several government buildings in cities outside Kiev, particularly in the west, which has traditionally favoured closer ties with Europe, including in the cities of Chernivtsi, Ivano-Frankivsk, Lutsk and Lviv. | On Friday protesters seized several government buildings in cities outside Kiev, particularly in the west, which has traditionally favoured closer ties with Europe, including in the cities of Chernivtsi, Ivano-Frankivsk, Lutsk and Lviv. |
| On Saturday the protests spread to cities further east, including Vinnytsya, south-west of Kiev. | On Saturday the protests spread to cities further east, including Vinnytsya, south-west of Kiev. |
| Reports now suggest unrest is spreading further into the country's east, which has traditionally had closer ties with Russia and is Mr Yanukovych's support base: | Reports now suggest unrest is spreading further into the country's east, which has traditionally had closer ties with Russia and is Mr Yanukovych's support base: |
| In total, municipal buildings have reportedly been seized by protesters in up to 10 cities outside Kiev - unrest on a scale which commentators say is unprecedented in post-Soviet Ukraine. | In total, municipal buildings have reportedly been seized by protesters in up to 10 cities outside Kiev - unrest on a scale which commentators say is unprecedented in post-Soviet Ukraine. |
| Meanwhile, in central Kiev, activists have seized the justice ministry building and are calling for others to join them. | |
| Protesters told the BBC there were no guards and they simply smashed their way in through the window. | |
| "We don't need this justice for sale any more," a masked protester said. | |
| Earlier, thousands mourned a protester who was killed last week. | Earlier, thousands mourned a protester who was killed last week. |
| Crowds chanted "Hero!" as the open coffin of Mikhail Zhiznevsky, 25, was carried through the streets of the capital. | Crowds chanted "Hero!" as the open coffin of Mikhail Zhiznevsky, 25, was carried through the streets of the capital. |
| The opposition is demanding that a free trade agreement with the European Union be signed and political prisoners be freed, including former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko. | The opposition is demanding that a free trade agreement with the European Union be signed and political prisoners be freed, including former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko. |
| They are also demanding the repeal of recently introduced laws restricting public protest, and early presidential elections. A vote is not due until 2015. | They are also demanding the repeal of recently introduced laws restricting public protest, and early presidential elections. A vote is not due until 2015. |
| The crisis in Ukraine escalated with the deaths of four activists in recent days. | The crisis in Ukraine escalated with the deaths of four activists in recent days. |
| Although the protest movement - the EuroMaidan - is largely peaceful, a hardcore of radicals have been fighting battles with police away from the main protest camp in Maidan, or Independence Square. | Although the protest movement - the EuroMaidan - is largely peaceful, a hardcore of radicals have been fighting battles with police away from the main protest camp in Maidan, or Independence Square. |
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