http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25182823
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Day after day thousands of anti-government protesters in Ukraine, one of Europe's biggest countries, have been thronging central Kiev. What caused the protests? The trigger was the government's decision not to sign a far-reaching partnership deal with the EU, despite years of negotiations aimed at integrating Ukraine with the 28-nation bloc. That decision was announced on 21 November. Thousands of pro-EU Ukrainians poured onto the streets of the capital - on 24 November the crowd was estimated at more than 100,000. They urged President Viktor Yanukovych to cancel his U-turn and go ahead with the EU deal after all. But he refused, and the protests continue. Anger with President Yanukovych has escalated, and now protesters are demanding that he and his government resign. |
