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                 Thousands Rally in Ukraine for EU Integration

   Tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered in the Ukraine capital,
   Kyiv, to protest the government`s decision not sign a landmark trade
   deal with the European Union.
   Protesters waved Ukrainian and EU flags while chanting pro-Western
   slogans as they headed to the city`s European Square.
   Between 20- and 50-thousand people are estimated to have turned out for
   the rally, which was organized by the country`s opposition.
   Thousands of riot police were deployed across the city with some
   clashes reported after demonstrators attempted to storm a government
   building.
   Elsewhere in Kyiv, thousands of pro-government demonstrators marched in
   support of the government`s decision to halt the signing of the EU
   agreement.
   Ukraine`s Cabinet unexpectedly announced last week it was suspending
   preparations to sign the EU trade and cooperation agreement.
   They announced instead that Ukraine would resume an "active dialogue"
   with Belarus and Kazakhstan, members of a Russian-led customs union,
   and other former Soviet states with the goal of reviving trade and
   economic relations.
   The country`s parliament earlier refused to pass legislation that would
   free jailed former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, which was a key EU
   condition for signing the EU deal.
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