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               US Considers Sanctions as It Mulls Ukraine Policy

   by Reuters

   The U.S. State Department said on Wednesday it is considering all
   options, including sanctions, toward Ukraine, where riot police moved
   against demonstrators overnight after weeks of protests against
   Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich.
   "All policy options, including sanctions, are on the table, in our
   view, but obviously that still is being evaluated," State Department
   spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters, declining to specify what kinds
   of sanctions may be under consideration.
   "We're considering policy options. There obviously hasn't been a
   decision made. Sanctions are included. But I am not going to outline
   more specifics," said Psaki.
   The United States criticized Ukrainian authorities for sending in riot
   police, who have since withdrawn, against demonstrators angry at
   Yanukovich for having bowed to pressure from Moscow and spurned a free
   trade deal with the European Union.
   The authorities overnight made their most forceful attempt so far to
   reclaim the streets, sending in battalions of riot police with
   bulldozers to clear Independence Square in Kyiv. There were scuffles
   and arrests, but police did not enter the nearby City Hall and by
   morning they withdrew from the streets.
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