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The White House says the U.S. is greatly concerned by the violence in Ukraine and is urging President Viktor Yanukovych to withdraw forces from downtown Kiev immediately. (Feb. 20)
The White House says the U.S. is outraged by the violence in Ukraine and is urging President Viktor Yanukovych to withdraw forces from downtown Kiev immediately.
White House Press Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest told reporters...
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Spirits remain high amongst protesters in Independence Square
Spirits remained high amongst protesters in Kiev's Independence Square early on Saturday morning as thousands listened to speeches and chanted anti-government slogans.
Protesters who want closer ties between Ukraine and the European...
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TYMOSHENKO'S DAUGHTER VISITS GERMANY, SUPPORTERS OUTSIDE HOSPITAL
The daughter of Ukraine's imprisoned former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko says European and other Western nations should increase the pressure on the government in Kiev over her mother's case.
Eugenia Tymoshenko said on Wednesday at a...
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Opposition parties demand democratic reforms
1. Wide shot demonstrators in Kiev centre
2. Wide of demonstrators holding flags
3. Mid shot demonstrators with flags
4. Wide shot protestors
5. Close up of crowds of protesters
6. Wide shot crowds waving flags, march past
7. Exterior...
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Prime Minister Azarov calls protests a normal part of a developing democracy
Western diplomats urged Ukrainian authorities to respect the massive protests gripping the country against the government's decision to freeze ties with the EU and turn to Moscow instead.
Several thousand activists kept up the...
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De Hoop Scheffer comments on new Polish contingent to Afghanistan
1. Flags of NATO member states in front of NATO building
2. NATO flag
3. NATO sign among flags outside NATO building
4. Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych and NATO Secretary General Jaap De Hoop Scheffer standing next to each...
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Protest against alleged government pressure on independent TV channel
Hundreds of people rallied in Kiev on Saturday in support of media freedom in Ukraine.
In particular, they protested against what they say is a government crackdown on one of the country's few remaining independent television channels...
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Mientras tanto, contin�an las protestas a favor y contra de Rusia
Contin�a la tension este lunes en Ucrania, donde manifestantes pro y anti Rusia se dieron a las calles para expresarse.
En la ciudad de Donetsk, unos 200 manifestantes que favorecen los lazos de Ucrania con Rusia llegaron a la plaza...
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Protesters march toward parliament carrying baseball bats and shields
Several hundred protesters marched towards Ukraine's parliament on Thursday, some carrying baseball bats and shields.
They departed from Independence Square, the focal point and symbol of Ukraine's opposition protests.
Anti-government...
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DAUGHTER COMMENTS ON TYMOSHENKO'S HEALTH
The daughter of former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko said on Tuesday that President Viktor Yanukovych and other officials in the government did not want to see her mother get over her ongoing ailments, but just wanted to have...
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Morning scenes from Slovyansk and Donesk amid unrest in the east
Pro-Russia demonstrators in eastern Ukraine continued their protests on Thursday, insisting they will not back down from their demands to move closer to Russia and further from Kiev's orbit.
Regional government buildings remained...
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Brother of Ukraine opposition leader on challenges faced by his sibling
World heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko on Monday said he believed that boxing was much less dangerous than the world of politics, chosen by his brother Vitali, the former boxer who is one of the main leaders of the Ukrainian...
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Yushchenko confirms Ukr troops to leave Iraq by end of year
1. Exterior Presidential Administration Office in Kiev
2. Ukrainian flags
3. Set up shot Ukrainian President Victor Yushchenko
4. Cutaway to Ukrainian Presidential Standard
5. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Victor Yushchenko, Ukrainian President:...
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Students stage anti government demo
1. Various shots of demonstration, students waiving orange campaign flags and chanting 'Yushchenko'
2. SOUNDBITE: (Russian) Valya, Voxpop (No name given):
"I approve of what he (presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko) does - when he...
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White House responds to Ukraine ruling
1. Wide view of Scott McClellan walking into briefing room
2. SOUNDBITE (English): Scott McClellan, White House spokesman:
"The Court's decision is an important step in moving towards a peaceful, democratic resolution that reflects the...
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Scuffles as thousands continue to occupy capital despite new anti-protest laws
Pro-government activists scuffled on Saturday with anti-government protesters on a street in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev.
The mild skirmishes occurred after around 200 pro-government activists approached anti-government protesters who...
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Top opposition leader says Yanukovych should resign to prevent bloodshed
The Ukrainian opposition on Tuesday called on President Viktor Yanukovych to resign to prevent future bloodshed in the country.
"Russia has an interest in a situation where more and more blood flows in Ukraine. The president should...
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Tymoshenko supporters dismayed as Ukraine suspends preparations for EU deal
Supporters of the former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko voiced their disappointment with the government's decision to suspend preparations in the signing of a landmark agreement with EU.
Instead, the Ukrainian government said...
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Tymoshenko's daughter says her mother is undergoing treatment and on hunger strike
The daughter of jailed Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko called on Monday for the people of Ukraine to support the opposition's efforts to replace the regime of President Viktor Yanukovych.
Eugenia Tymoshenko was speaking to...
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Ukraine's UN Ambassador Yuriy Sergeyev said there are still "a couple of days" left to bring Russia to the negotiating table. (March 7)
Ukraine's U.N. Ambassador, Yuriy Sergeyev said Friday there are still "a couple of days" to bring Russia to the negotiating table.
With some Russian politicians rallying support for a Crimean bid to secede from Ukraine, Sergeyev said he...
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March, preps in Yushchenko stronghold
1. Trams driving up the street
2. Orange ribbon on trees
3. Wide shot of city
4. People walking
5. Women singing
6. People listening
7. Various of people lighting candles
8. SOUNDBITE: (Russian) Nikolai (No surname available), Election...
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Electoral Commission briefing on vote count
1. Tilt of exterior of the Central Elections Commission
2. Window
3. Various of officials organising vote counting
4. Head of Central Elections Commission Yaroslav Davydovich walks into press conference
5. Cutaway of press
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Polls open for election held against backdrop of continuing fighting
Voters in Ukraine headed to the polls on Sunday to elect a new parliament, overhauling a legislature tainted by its association with ousted President Viktor Yanukovych.
President Petro Poroshenko's party is expected to receive the...
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Opposition leaders address crowds massed in capital, US senators show their support
About 200,000 anti-government protesters converged on the central square of Ukraine's capital Kiev on Sunday in a dramatic show of morale after nearly four weeks of daily protests.
But the rally was shadowed by suggestions that their...