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| Ukraine crisis: 'At least five' people killed in third day of Kiev bloody clashes between police and protesters | |
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| 'Several' Ukraine protesters have died as anti-government demonstrators became embroiled in fresh clashes with police this morning, in a third day of violence that has left at least 28 dead and hundreds injured. | 'Several' Ukraine protesters have died as anti-government demonstrators became embroiled in fresh clashes with police this morning, in a third day of violence that has left at least 28 dead and hundreds injured. |
| TV pictures showed protesters seizing back Independence Square and surging forward into areas that were on Wednesday occupied by riot police after a day of violence. | TV pictures showed protesters seizing back Independence Square and surging forward into areas that were on Wednesday occupied by riot police after a day of violence. |
| Live rounds have been fired, although it is not yet known from which side. Protesters have been throwing petrol bombs and police have been responding with water cannons. | |
| The French, German and Polish foreign ministers left Kiev today without seeing the President after the violence broke out. They had been preparing to hold crisis talks over the escalating violence in Ukraine an EU meeting in Brussels to determine whether to impose sanctions. "They have left. They did not see the President for security reasons," said a diplomatic source. | |
| A statement from the Interior Ministry on Thursday said the gunfire appeared to be coming from the national music conservatory, which is on the edge of the downtown square housing an extensive protest tent camp. It did not say when the officers were wounded, but added that they were receiving treatment on Thursday. | A statement from the Interior Ministry on Thursday said the gunfire appeared to be coming from the national music conservatory, which is on the edge of the downtown square housing an extensive protest tent camp. It did not say when the officers were wounded, but added that they were receiving treatment on Thursday. |
| Fires continued to burn throughout the night in Independence Square, the main site of protests. | Fires continued to burn throughout the night in Independence Square, the main site of protests. |
| The EU talks come after Ukraine’s president announced a truce with the opposition. In a statement, President Viktor Yanukovych said “ negotiations” would now begin in an attempt to quell the unrest. | |
| President Barack Obama has warned “there will be consequences” for Ukraine if the violence continues, but expressed hope that the truce would hold. | President Barack Obama has warned “there will be consequences” for Ukraine if the violence continues, but expressed hope that the truce would hold. |
| Responding cautiously to Mr Yanukovych’s statement, President Obama deemed the truce a “welcome step forward,” but said the White House would continue to monitor the situation closely to “ensure that actions mirror words.” | Responding cautiously to Mr Yanukovych’s statement, President Obama deemed the truce a “welcome step forward,” but said the White House would continue to monitor the situation closely to “ensure that actions mirror words.” |
| “My hope is at this point that a truce may hold but ... ultimately the government is responsible for making sure that we shift toward some sort of unity government, even if it's temporary, that allows us to move to fair and free elections so that the will of the Ukrainian people can be rightly expressed without the kinds of chaos we've seen on the streets,” Mr Obama told a news conference in Mexico after a North American summit. | “My hope is at this point that a truce may hold but ... ultimately the government is responsible for making sure that we shift toward some sort of unity government, even if it's temporary, that allows us to move to fair and free elections so that the will of the Ukrainian people can be rightly expressed without the kinds of chaos we've seen on the streets,” Mr Obama told a news conference in Mexico after a North American summit. |
| Most of the victims of the escalating violence died after swathes of central Kiev were transformed into fiery battlefields on Tuesday when police attacked the anti-government protest camps which have occupied Independence Square for nearly three months. | Most of the victims of the escalating violence died after swathes of central Kiev were transformed into fiery battlefields on Tuesday when police attacked the anti-government protest camps which have occupied Independence Square for nearly three months. |
| Mr Yanukovych declared Thursday a day of mourning for the dead. | Mr Yanukovych declared Thursday a day of mourning for the dead. |
| Opposition leader Vitali Klitschko, who along with two other leaders met the president late yesterday to discuss a truce, said the president assured them that police would not storm the protesters' encampment in Kiev's Independence Square, according to the Interfax news agency. | Opposition leader Vitali Klitschko, who along with two other leaders met the president late yesterday to discuss a truce, said the president assured them that police would not storm the protesters' encampment in Kiev's Independence Square, according to the Interfax news agency. |
| Mr Yanukovych said he and the opposition leaders had agreed to try to stabilise “the situation in the state in the interests of social peace” and to “stop the bloodshed”. | Mr Yanukovych said he and the opposition leaders had agreed to try to stabilise “the situation in the state in the interests of social peace” and to “stop the bloodshed”. |
| On Wednesday, EU ambassadors discussed a series of possible steps including asset freezes and travel bans in talks on Wednesday, even though some diplomats have doubts about the effectiveness of such sanctions. | On Wednesday, EU ambassadors discussed a series of possible steps including asset freezes and travel bans in talks on Wednesday, even though some diplomats have doubts about the effectiveness of such sanctions. |
| “The European Union will respond to the deterioration on the ground, including via targeted measures,” European Council President Herman Van Rompuy said in a statement, while holding out the possibility of trade and political agreement with Ukraine if it meets goals agreed on with the EU. | “The European Union will respond to the deterioration on the ground, including via targeted measures,” European Council President Herman Van Rompuy said in a statement, while holding out the possibility of trade and political agreement with Ukraine if it meets goals agreed on with the EU. |
| Late on Wednesday, Washington also imposed US visa bans on 20 Ukrainian government officials it considered “responsible for ordering human rights abuses related to political oppression,” a senior State Department official announced. | Late on Wednesday, Washington also imposed US visa bans on 20 Ukrainian government officials it considered “responsible for ordering human rights abuses related to political oppression,” a senior State Department official announced. |
| “These individuals represent the full chain of command we consider responsible for ordering the security forces to move against the protesters”, the official said. | “These individuals represent the full chain of command we consider responsible for ordering the security forces to move against the protesters”, the official said. |
| Additional reporting by Reuters and Associated Press | Additional reporting by Reuters and Associated Press |