EuropeBreakingDailyGeneralHotPoliticsWorld

Violence in Ukraine:Ceasefire broken alot of deads in new fighting in Kiev / Breaking News

Anti-government protesters gather in Independence Square in central Kiev

The ceasefire in Ukraine has held only a few hours: In the morning, there were riots in Kiev new, demonstrators drove the police from the Maidan, several people were killed. A meeting of EU foreign ministers with President Yanukovych is difficult.

Internationally, the view was recorded on a ceasefire in Ukraine with relief – but also with skepticism. Well turns out that doubts are justified. Despite the agreed truce it came on Thursday morning in Kiev to serious disputes.

Television pictures showed how the opponents of the government were advancing into areas that had been in the hands of the police the day before. Several police officers were captured and taken away by protesters. On Thursday, the Ukrainian TV also showed images of two bodies near the Maidan. The bodies were covered with blankets. A Reuters photographer at the Independence Square counted even ten deaths. However, further details about the victims are not yet known. From hotel rooftops on the edge of the Maidan snipers have fired.

Ukraine-Kiev-Violence

The Interior Ministry said that more than 20 security forces were injured. However, it was not completely clear exactly when they treat injuries sustained the injury.

Violence in Ukraine:”Situation out of control”

Anti-government protesters throw stones towards Interior Ministry members and riot police in Independence Square in central Kiev
Anti-government protesters throw stones towards Interior Ministry members and riot police in Independence Square in central Kiev

Conflicting information there about who the violence fueled again despite the ceasefire agreed only on Wednesday . The opposition politicians Vitali Klitschko blamed the police for breaking the agreed violence stops. “We see the situation out of control ,” Klitschko said after a meeting with the foreign ministers of Germany , Poland and France in Kiev. But already during the night, protesters had in turn fireworks fired in the direction of the security forces . On the Maidan are speakers have issued the slogan that the ceasefire was canceled.

Violent protesters penetrated near the government district. The security forces withdrew , partly in panic , witnesses said . German Foreign Minister Frank -Walter Steinmeier met in the morning in Kiev to mediate between the opposition and President Viktor Yanukovych. In the morning, advised he and his colleagues from France and Poland, Laurent Fabius and Radoslaw Sikorski , with representatives of the opposition.

A meeting with Yanukovych was initially not materialize. Apparently, the meeting was postponed for security reasons. How reporter Matthias Gebauer from Kiev announces a new place had to be found , the hour is the meeting but instead .

Violence in Ukraine:Resignation of the President extremely unlikely

However, the hopes for a rapid political solution to the conflict are anyway not too large. According to the President of the European Parliament , Martin Schulz ( SPD) , Yanukovych will not leave his post . ” And the people who are calling for the resignation of the President, do not have the means to force him to ,” Schulz said Thursday on ZDF.

The foreign ministers of Germany , France and Poland would have at their meeting in Kiev , both parties to discuss and possibly move early elections . “If they sit at a table, then shoot ever not,” Schulz said. This does not succeed , there will be sanctions the EU. She explained mainly by a blocking of accounts and the restriction of freedom of movement of members of the Ukrainian government.

Apparently, the riots in Kiev now act directly on the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia . As the International Olympic Committee (IOC ) announced that some Ukrainian athletes seem to want to cancel their participation in the Games. “I think some of them have decided to return home ,” said IOC spokesman Mark Adams on Thursday . It is still unclear how many of the 43 Ukrainian athletes to do it. Confirmed so far is only the departure of skier Bogdana Matsotska .

[adrotate banner=”48″]
More

Related Articles

2 Comment

  1. UKRANIANS know that RUSSIA is DOOMED to FALL TO ISLAM and do NOT want to join that disaster.
    УКРАЇНЦІ знають, що Росія ПРИРЕЧЕНА на падіння до ІСЛАМУ і не хочете, щоб приєднатися до цієї катастрофи.

Bir yanıt yazın

Başa dön tuşu
Breaking News