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December 23, 2013

Ukraine: 100,000 Rally in Ongoing Call for President's Ouster 
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In Ukraine, some 100,000 people gathered in the capital Kiev for a fifth
week in a row to call for the ouster of the president. The crisis began
over a decision by President Viktor Yanukovych to strengthen ties with
Russia instead of the European Union. The pro-EU demonstrators have been
camping out for weeks in Kiev's Independence Square.

 

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