Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has agreed on a deal with opposition leaders to call an early presidential election in an attempt to end the country’s increasingly violent political crisis.
Foreign ministers from the European Union have agreed to impose sanctions on the Ukrainian officials that they believe are “responsible for violence and excessive force” in the ongoing clashes in Kiev.
Despite a brief a truce, police in Ukraine have reportedly shot live rounds at protesters in Kiev, killing 21, as the protesters retook Maidan.
Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovych has agreed a truce with opposition leaders, with both sides looking to end the escalating violence of the last two days.
Violence continued overnight in Ukraine as police tried to break up protesters in Kiev’s Independence Square and regain control of the area.