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December 10, 2013 03:31 am GMT

A Protest of Historic Proportions: 15 Photos From Kiev

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Protests in Kiev, Ukraine's capital, have evolved over the past week from groups of chanting citizens to demonstrations of hundreds of thousands of people, some of whom are demanding the resignation of President Viktor Yanukovych after he refused to sign free trade and political agreements with the European Union.

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Yanukovych's refusal was a nod toward Russia, which disapproved of the pending deals. The president then dismissed his people's unrest, but his cavalier attitude only caused their ranks to swell. On Monday morning, Yanukovych announced he would sit down with other politicians to hash out the differences between him and his people, according to The New York Times, though it is unclear how the process will work. Read more...

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