Violence continued overnight in Ukraine as police tried to break up protesters in Kiev’s Independence Square and regain control of the area.
The ongoing political crisis in Ukraine has erupted in violence once more, with at least seven protesters killed and dozens more injured in the clashes.
If Ukraine constantly seems torn between Western Europe and Russia, it is because Ukraine is itself a country divided between East and West. While more than half the Ukrainian population associates itself with the EU, a large ethnic Russian minority is also present, which is difficult to ignore.
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has accepted the resignation of the prime minister and his cabinet amid the continuing chaos on the streets as anti-government protesters clash with police.
Ukraine’s opposition leaders have continued to ramp up the pressure on embattled President Viktor Yanukovych, as their 24-hour deadline for him to resign and call an early election nears its end.