Opposition Leaders Decline Ukraine President's Deal to End Unrest

UPDATE: This post was updated at 4:34 p.m. ET.

Opposition leaders declined a deal offered to them by embattled Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Saturday, which was meant to end unrest and resolve Ukraine's current political gridlock. Yanukovych had offered top government positions to Arseniy Yatseniuk and Vitali Klitschko.

Ukrainian Justice Minister Olena Lukash said in a statement published to the presidential website that Yanukovych said he would dismiss current Prime Minister Mykola Azarov if Batkivschyna party leader Yatseniuk agrees to replace him. The president extended the position of deputy prime minister of humanitarian affairs to boxer-turned-UDAR party leader Klitschko. Read more...