Protesters attack a government building in central Kiev, Ukraine, early Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014. New violence erupted in Ukraine's capital during the night as a large crowd attacked a government exposition and conference hall where police were stationed inside. Early Sunday, demonstrators were throwing firebombs into the Ukrainian House building and setting off fireworks, and police responded with tear gas. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Protesters attack a government building in central Kiev, Ukraine, early Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014. New violence erupted in Ukraine's capital during the night as a large crowd attacked a government exposition and conference hall where police were stationed inside. Early Sunday, demonstrators were throwing firebombs into the Ukrainian House building and setting off fireworks, and police responded with tear gas. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Protesters attack a government building in central Kiev, Ukraine, early Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014. New violence erupted in Ukraine's capital during the night as a large crowd attacked a government exposition and conference hall where police were stationed inside. Early Sunday, demonstrators were throwing firebombs into the Ukrainian House building and setting off fireworks, and police responded with tear gas. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Protesters attack a government building in central Kiev, Ukraine, early Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014. New violence erupted in Ukraine's capital during the night as a large crowd attacked a government exposition and conference hall where police were stationed inside. Early Sunday, demonstrators were throwing firebombs into the Ukrainian House building and setting off fireworks, and police responded with tear gas. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Opposition activists enter the seized Ukrainian House through broken windows in central Kiev, Ukraine, early Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014. New violence erupted in Ukraine's capital during the night as a large crowd attacked the government exposition and conference hall where police were stationed inside. Early Sunday, demonstrators were throwing firebombs into the Ukrainian House building and setting off fireworks, and police responded with tear gas. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Opposition protesters look around inside the seized Ukrainian House in central Kiev, Ukraine, early Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014. The floor is covered with stones that the protesters threw against riot police. New violence erupted in Ukraine's capital during the night as a large crowd attacked the government exposition and conference hall where police were stationed inside. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Opposition leader Vitali Klitschko gives instructions to protesters prior to seizing the Ukrainian House in central Kiev, Ukraine, early Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014. Opposition leader Arseniy Yatsenyuk told journalists early on Sunday that the Ukrainian opposition was ready to take responsibility for the country's future but only on its own terms. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Opposition activists throw stones against riot police during the seizure of the Ukrainian House in central Kiev, Ukraine, early Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014. New violence erupted in Ukraine's capital during the night as a large crowd attacked the government exposition and conference hall where police were stationed inside. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Riot police officers, center, look from behind their shields through the broken windows inside the Ukrainian House while opposition activists, foreground, prepare to seize the building in central Kiev, Ukraine, early Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014. New violence erupted in Ukraine's capital during the night as a large crowd attacked the government exposition and conference hall where police were stationed inside.(AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Protesters attack the Ukrainian House in central Kiev, Ukraine, early Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014. New violence erupted in Ukraine's capital during the night as a large crowd attacked the government exposition and conference hall where police were stationed inside. Early Sunday, demonstrators were throwing firebombs into the Ukrainian House building and setting off fireworks, and police responded with tear gas. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Protesters negotiate with police during an attack of the Ukrainian House building in central Kiev, Ukraine, early Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014. New violence erupted in Ukraine's capital during the night as a large crowd attacked the government exposition and conference hall where police were stationed inside. Early Sunday, demonstrators were throwing firebombs into the Ukrainian House building and setting off fireworks, and police responded with tear gas. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Fireworks explode as police officers cover themselves with shields as protesters attack the Ukrainian House building in central Kiev, Ukraine, early Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014. New violence erupted in Ukraine's capital during the night as a large crowd attacked the government exposition and conference hall where police were stationed inside. Early Sunday, demonstrators were throwing firebombs into the Ukrainian House building and setting off fireworks, and police responded with tear gas. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Medics transport an injured protester during an attack of the Ukrainian House building in central Kiev, Ukraine, early Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014. New violence erupted in Ukraine's capital during the night as a large crowd attacked the government exposition and conference hall where police were stationed inside. Early Sunday, demonstrators were throwing firebombs into the Ukrainian House building and setting off fireworks, and police responded with tear gas. (AP Photo/Evgeny Feldman)

Smoke from cooking fires rise over the tent camp of pro-European Union activists on Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday Jan. 26, 2014. After a violent night when protesters besieged a building where police were sheltering, Ukraine's capital is preparing for a large demonstration that will test the opposition's determination and authorities' patience. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Smoke from cooking fires rise over the tent camp of pro-European Union activists on Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday Jan. 26, 2014. After a violent night when protesters besieged a building where police were sheltering, Ukraine's capital is preparing for a large demonstration that will test the opposition's determination and authorities' patience. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Riot police seen through protesters' barricades in central Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday Jan. 26, 2014. Ukraine's embattled president has offered to make a top opposition leader prime minister, but protest leaders vowed demonstrations would continue and violence erupted early Sunday as a large crowd attacked a government hall with police stationed inside. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)

A protester stands behind the barricade in front of riot police in central Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday Jan. 26, 2014. Ukraine's embattled president has offered to make a top opposition leader prime minister, but protest leaders vowed demonstrations would continue and violence erupted early Sunday as a large crowd attacked a government hall with police stationed inside. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)

Protesters relax on a barricade in front of riot police in central Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday Jan. 26, 2014. Ukraine's embattled president has offered to make a top opposition leader prime minister, but protest leaders vowed demonstrations would continue and violence erupted early Sunday as a large crowd attacked a government hall with police stationed inside. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)

People tap rhythms on an iron barrel as they stand behind the barricade in front of riot police in central Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014. Ukraine's opposition called off a massive rally planned for Sunday because of the funeral for a protester killed in clashes with police last week, underscoring the rising tensions in the country's two-month political crisis. The opposition contends they were shot by police in an area where demonstrators had been throwing rocks and firebombs at riot police for several days. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

People stand behind the barricade in front of riot police in central Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014. Ukraine's opposition called off a massive rally planned for Sunday because of the funeral for a protester killed in clashes with police last week, underscoring the rising tensions in the country's two-month political crisis. The opposition contends they were shot by police in an area where demonstrators had been throwing rocks and firebombs at riot police for several days. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

People stand behind the barricade in front of riot police in central Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014. Ukraine's opposition called off a massive rally planned for Sunday because of the funeral for a protester killed in clashes with police last week, underscoring the rising tensions in the country's two-month political crisis. The opposition contends they were shot by police in an area where demonstrators had been throwing rocks and firebombs at riot police for several days. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

People stand behind the barricade in front of riot police in central Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014. Ukraine's opposition called off a massive rally planned for Sunday because of the funeral for a protester killed in clashes with police last week, underscoring the rising tensions in the country's two-month political crisis. The opposition contends they were shot by police in an area where demonstrators had been throwing rocks and firebombs at riot police for several days. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

People stand behind the barricade in front of riot police in central Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014. Ukraine's opposition called off a massive rally planned for Sunday because of the funeral for a protester killed in clashes with police last week, underscoring the rising tensions in the country's two-month political crisis. The opposition contends they were shot by police in an area where demonstrators had been throwing rocks and firebombs at riot police for several days. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Medical volunteer giving medicine to activist behind the barricade in central Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014. Ukraine's opposition called off a massive rally planned for Sunday because of the funeral for a protester killed in clashes with police last week, underscoring the rising tensions in the country's two-month political crisis. The opposition contends they were shot by police in an area where demonstrators had been throwing rocks and firebombs at riot police for several days. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Protesters relax on a barricade in front of riot police in central Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014. Ukraine's opposition called off a massive rally planned for Sunday because of the funeral for a protester killed in clashes with police last week, underscoring the rising tensions in the country's two-month political crisis. A sign on the wall reading "Peace for homes, war for palaces". (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Protesters relax on a barricade in front of riot police in central Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014. Ukraine's opposition called off a massive rally planned for Sunday because of the funeral for a protester killed in clashes with police last week, underscoring the rising tensions in the country's two-month political crisis. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

People chop and collect ice on a city street for the construction of barricades in central Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014. Ukraine's opposition called off a massive rally planned for Sunday because of the funeral for a protester killed in clashes with police last week, underscoring the rising tensions in the country's two-month political crisis. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

People chop and collect ice on a city street for the construction of barricades in central Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014. Ukraine's opposition called off a massive rally planned for Sunday because of the funeral for a protester killed in clashes with police last week, underscoring the rising tensions in the country's two-month political crisis. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

People chop and collect ice on a city street for the construction of barricades in central Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014. Ukraine's opposition called off a massive rally planned for Sunday because of the funeral for a protester killed in clashes with police last week, underscoring the rising tensions in the country's two-month political crisis. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

People chop and collect ice on a city street for the construction of barricades in central Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014. Ukraine's opposition called off a massive rally planned for Sunday because of the funeral for a protester killed in clashes with police last week, underscoring the rising tensions in the country's two-month political crisis. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Activists build a barricade in central Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday Jan. 26, 2014. Ukraine's opposition called off a massive rally planned for Sunday because of the funeral for a protester killed in clashes with police last week, underscoring the rising tensions in the country's two-month political crisis. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

An activist carries a bag of ice for the construction of barricades in central Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday Jan. 26, 2014. Ukraine's opposition called off a massive rally planned for Sunday because of the funeral for a protester killed in clashes with police last week, underscoring the rising tensions in the country's two-month political crisis. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

People shout slogans as they stand behind the barricade in front of riot police in central Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014. Ukraine's opposition called off a massive rally planned for Sunday because of the funeral for a protester killed in clashes with police last week, underscoring the rising tensions in the country's two-month political crisis. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

An opposition activist looks at himself in a mirror holding a dummy in the Ukrainain House after protesters took the building where riot police had based their troops, in Kiev early on January 26, 2014. The Ukrainian opposition vowed to press on with protests despite an offer of top posts made by President Viktor Yanukovych as protesters took control of another building in the capital Sunday. AFP PHOTO / ANATOLII BOIKO

View of Independence Square prior an anti-government opposition rally in Kiev on January 26, 2014. The Ukrainian opposition vowed to press on with protests despite an offer of top posts made by President Viktor Yanukovych as protesters took control of another building in the capital Sunday. AFP PHOTO / GENIA SAVILOV

View of Independence Square prior an anti-government opposition rally in Kiev on January 26, 2014. The Ukrainian opposition vowed to press on with protests despite an offer of top posts made by President Viktor Yanukovych as protesters took control of another building in the capital Sunday. AFP PHOTO / GENIA SAVILOV

Riot policemen face anti-government protesters in Kiev on January 26, 2014.The Ukrainian opposition vowed to press on with protests despite an offer of top posts made by President Viktor Yanukovych as protesters took control of another building in the capital Sunday. Two months after the protests began in November over his decision to back out of an EU pact Yanukovych on Saturday offered to share leadership with Arseniy Yatsenyuk as prime minister and Vitali Klitschko as deputy prime minister in a bid to end the crisis. AFP PHOTO / SERGEY GAPON

Riot policemen stand guard as they face anti-government protesters in Kiev on January 26, 2014. The Ukrainian opposition vowed to press on with protests despite an offer of top posts made by President Viktor Yanukovych as protesters took control of another building in the capital Sunday. Two months after the protests began in November over his decision to back out of an EU pact Yanukovych on Saturday offered to share leadership with Arseniy Yatsenyuk as prime minister and Vitali Klitschko as deputy prime minister in a bid to end the crisis. AFP PHOTO / SERGEY GAPON

Riot policemen stand guard as they face anti-government protesters in Kiev on January 26, 2014. The Ukrainian opposition vowed to press on with protests despite an offer of top posts made by President Viktor Yanukovych as protesters took control of another building in the capital Sunday. Two months after the protests began in November over his decision to back out of an EU pact Yanukovych on Saturday offered to share leadership with Arseniy Yatsenyuk as prime minister and Vitali Klitschko as deputy prime minister in a bid to end the crisis. AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS

Anti-government protesters stand at a road block in Kiev on January 26, 2014. The Ukrainian opposition vowed to press on with protests despite an offer of top posts made by President Viktor Yanukovych as protesters took control of another building in the capital Sunday. Two months after the protests began in November over his decision to back out of an EU pact Yanukovych on Saturday offered to share leadership with Arseniy Yatsenyuk as prime minister and Vitali Klitschko as deputy prime minister in a bid to end the crisis.AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS

Anti-government protesters stand at a road block in Kiev on January 26, 2014. The Ukrainian opposition vowed to press on with protests despite an offer of top posts made by President Viktor Yanukovych as protesters took control of another building in the capital Sunday. Two months after the protests began in November over his decision to back out of an EU pact Yanukovych on Saturday offered to share leadership with Arseniy Yatsenyuk as prime minister and Vitali Klitschko as deputy prime minister in a bid to end the crisis.AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS

An anti-government protester looks on as he rests at a road block in Kiev on January 26, 2014. The Ukrainian opposition vowed to press on with protests despite an offer of top posts made by President Viktor Yanukovych as protesters took control of another building in the capital Sunday. Two months after the protests began in November over his decision to back out of an EU pact Yanukovych on Saturday offered to share leadership with Arseniy Yatsenyuk as prime minister and Vitali Klitschko as deputy prime minister in a bid to end the crisis.AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS

An anti-government protester looks on as he rests at a road block in Kiev on January 26, 2014. The Ukrainian opposition vowed to press on with protests despite an offer of top posts made by President Viktor Yanukovych as protesters took control of another building in the capital Sunday. Two months after the protests began in November over his decision to back out of an EU pact Yanukovych on Saturday offered to share leadership with Arseniy Yatsenyuk as prime minister and Vitali Klitschko as deputy prime minister in a bid to end the crisis.AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS

Anti-government protesters stand at a road block in Kiev on January 26, 2014. The Ukrainian opposition vowed to press on with protests despite an offer of top posts made by President Viktor Yanukovych as protesters took control of another building in the capital Sunday. Two months after the protests began in November over his decision to back out of an EU pact Yanukovych on Saturday offered to share leadership with Arseniy Yatsenyuk as prime minister and Vitali Klitschko as deputy prime minister in a bid to end the crisis.AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS

An anti-government protester rests at a road block in Kiev on January 26, 2014. The Ukrainian opposition vowed to press on with protests despite an offer of top posts made by President Viktor Yanukovych as protesters took control of another building in the capital Sunday. Two months after the protests began in November over his decision to back out of an EU pact Yanukovych on Saturday offered to share leadership with Arseniy Yatsenyuk as prime minister and Vitali Klitschko as deputy prime minister in a bid to end the crisis.AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS

Anti-government protesters rest at a road block in Kiev on January 26, 2014. The Ukrainian opposition vowed to press on with protests despite an offer of top posts made by President Viktor Yanukovych as protesters took control of another building in the capital Sunday. Two months after the protests began in November over his decision to back out of an EU pact Yanukovych on Saturday offered to share leadership with Arseniy Yatsenyuk as prime minister and Vitali Klitschko as deputy prime minister in a bid to end the crisis.AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS

Anti-government protesters rest at a road block in Kiev on January 26, 2014. The Ukrainian opposition vowed to press on with protests despite an offer of top posts made by President Viktor Yanukovych as protesters took control of another building in the capital Sunday. Two months after the protests began in November over his decision to back out of an EU pact Yanukovych on Saturday offered to share leadership with Arseniy Yatsenyuk as prime minister and Vitali Klitschko as deputy prime minister in a bid to end the crisis.AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS

Anti-government protesters stand at a road block in Kiev on January 26, 2014. The Ukrainian opposition vowed to press on with protests despite an offer of top posts made by President Viktor Yanukovych as protesters took control of another building in the capital Sunday. Two months after the protests began in November over his decision to back out of an EU pact Yanukovych on Saturday offered to share leadership with Arseniy Yatsenyuk as prime minister and Vitali Klitschko as deputy prime minister in a bid to end the crisis.AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS

Anti-government protesters stand at a road block in Kiev on January 26, 2014. The Ukrainian opposition vowed to press on with protests despite an offer of top posts made by President Viktor Yanukovych as protesters took control of another building in the capital Sunday. Two months after the protests began in November over his decision to back out of an EU pact Yanukovych on Saturday offered to share leadership with Arseniy Yatsenyuk as prime minister and Vitali Klitschko as deputy prime minister in a bid to end the crisis.AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS

Anti-government protesters stand at a road block in Kiev on January 26, 2014. The Ukrainian opposition vowed to press on with protests despite an offer of top posts made by President Viktor Yanukovych as protesters took control of another building in the capital Sunday. Two months after the protests began in November over his decision to back out of an EU pact Yanukovych on Saturday offered to share leadership with Arseniy Yatsenyuk as prime minister and Vitali Klitschko as deputy prime minister in a bid to end the crisis.AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS

Anti-government protesters stand at a road block in Kiev on January 26, 2014. The Ukrainian opposition vowed to press on with protests despite an offer of top posts made by President Viktor Yanukovych as protesters took control of another building in the capital Sunday. Two months after the protests began in November over his decision to back out of an EU pact Yanukovych on Saturday offered to share leadership with Arseniy Yatsenyuk as prime minister and Vitali Klitschko as deputy prime minister in a bid to end the crisis.AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS

TOPSHOTS Opposition activists guard Ukrainain House after they took the building where riot police had based their troops, in Kiev early on January 26, 2014. The Ukrainian opposition vowed to press on with protests despite an offer of top posts made by President Viktor Yanukovych as protesters took control of another building in the capital Sunday. AFP PHOTO / ANATOLII BOIKO

Anti-government protesters stand at a road block in Kiev on January 26, 2014. The Ukrainian opposition vowed to press on with protests despite an offer of top posts made by President Viktor Yanukovych as protesters took control of another building in the capital on January 26. Two months after the protests began in November over his decision to back out of an EU pact Yanukovych on Saturday offered to share leadership with Arseniy Yatsenyuk as prime minister and Vitali Klitschko as deputy prime minister in a bid to end the crisis. AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS

Anti-government protesters stand at a road block in Kiev on January 26, 2014. The Ukrainian opposition vowed to press on with protests despite an offer of top posts made by President Viktor Yanukovych as protesters took control of another building in the capital on January 26. Two months after the protests began in November over his decision to back out of an EU pact Yanukovych on Saturday offered to share leadership with Arseniy Yatsenyuk as prime minister and Vitali Klitschko as deputy prime minister in a bid to end the crisis. AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS

Anti-government protesters rise their fists at a road block in Kiev on January 26, 2014. The Ukrainian opposition vowed to press on with protests despite an offer of top posts made by President Viktor Yanukovych as protesters took control of another building in the capital on January 26. Two months after the protests began in November over his decision to back out of an EU pact Yanukovych on Saturday offered to share leadership with Arseniy Yatsenyuk as prime minister and Vitali Klitschko as deputy prime minister in a bid to end the crisis. AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS

An anti-government protester stands at a road block in Kiev on January 26, 2014. The Ukrainian opposition vowed to press on with protests despite an offer of top posts made by President Viktor Yanukovych as protesters took control of another building in the capital on January 26. Two months after the protests began in November over his decision to back out of an EU pact Yanukovych on Saturday offered to share leadership with Arseniy Yatsenyuk as prime minister and Vitali Klitschko as deputy prime minister in a bid to end the crisis. AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS

An anti-government protester shouts while standing at a road block in Kiev on January 26, 2014. The Ukrainian opposition vowed to press on with protests despite an offer of top posts made by President Viktor Yanukovych as protesters took control of another building in the capital on January 26. Two months after the protests began in November over his decision to back out of an EU pact Yanukovych on Saturday offered to share leadership with Arseniy Yatsenyuk as prime minister and Vitali Klitschko as deputy prime minister in a bid to end the crisis. AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS

Anti-government protesters rest at a road block in Kiev on January 26, 2014. The Ukrainian opposition vowed to press on with protests despite an offer of top posts made by President Viktor Yanukovych as protesters took control of another building in the capital on January 26. Two months after the protests began in November over his decision to back out of an EU pact Yanukovych on Saturday offered to share leadership with Arseniy Yatsenyuk as prime minister and Vitali Klitschko as deputy prime minister in a bid to end the crisis. AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS

An anti-government protester waves a Ukrainian flag at a road block in Kiev on January 26, 2014. The Ukrainian opposition vowed to press on with protests despite an offer of top posts made by President Viktor Yanukovych as protesters took control of another building in the capital on January 26. Two months after the protests began in November over his decision to back out of an EU pact Yanukovych on Saturday offered to share leadership with Arseniy Yatsenyuk as prime minister and Vitali Klitschko as deputy prime minister in a bid to end the crisis. AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS

An anti-government protester waves a Ukrainian flag at a road block in Kiev on January 26, 2014. The Ukrainian opposition vowed to press on with protests despite an offer of top posts made by President Viktor Yanukovych as protesters took control of another building in the capital on January 26. Two months after the protests began in November over his decision to back out of an EU pact Yanukovych on Saturday offered to share leadership with Arseniy Yatsenyuk as prime minister and Vitali Klitschko as deputy prime minister in a bid to end the crisis. AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS

Riot police stand guard opposite anti-government protesters at a road block in Kiev on January 26, 2014. The Ukrainian opposition vowed to press on with protests despite an offer of top posts made by President Viktor Yanukovych as protesters took control of another building in the capital on January 26. Two months after the protests began in November over his decision to back out of an EU pact Yanukovych on Saturday offered to share leadership with Arseniy Yatsenyuk as prime minister and Vitali Klitschko as deputy prime minister in a bid to end the crisis. AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS

Anti-government protesters rest at a road block in Kiev on January 26, 2014. The Ukrainian opposition vowed to press on with protests despite an offer of top posts made by President Viktor Yanukovych as protesters took control of another building in the capital on January 26. Two months after the protests began in November over his decision to back out of an EU pact Yanukovych on Saturday offered to share leadership with Arseniy Yatsenyuk as prime minister and Vitali Klitschko as deputy prime minister in a bid to end the crisis. AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS

Anti-government protesters stand at a road block in Kiev on January 26, 2014. The Ukrainian opposition vowed to press on with protests despite an offer of top posts made by President Viktor Yanukovych as protesters took control of another building in the capital on January 26. Two months after the protests began in November over his decision to back out of an EU pact Yanukovych on Saturday offered to share leadership with Arseniy Yatsenyuk as prime minister and Vitali Klitschko as deputy prime minister in a bid to end the crisis. AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS

Anti-government protesters stand at a road block in Kiev on January 26, 2014. The Ukrainian opposition vowed to press on with protests despite an offer of top posts made by President Viktor Yanukovych as protesters took control of another building in the capital on January 26. Two months after the protests began in November over his decision to back out of an EU pact Yanukovych on Saturday offered to share leadership with Arseniy Yatsenyuk as prime minister and Vitali Klitschko as deputy prime minister in a bid to end the crisis. AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS

Anti-government protesters stand at a road block in Kiev on January 26, 2014. The Ukrainian opposition vowed to press on with protests despite an offer of top posts made by President Viktor Yanukovych as protesters took control of another building in the capital on January 26. Two months after the protests began in November over his decision to back out of an EU pact Yanukovych on Saturday offered to share leadership with Arseniy Yatsenyuk as prime minister and Vitali Klitschko as deputy prime minister in a bid to end the crisis. AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS

Anti-government protesters rest at a road block in Kiev on January 26, 2014. The Ukrainian opposition vowed to press on with protests despite an offer of top posts made by President Viktor Yanukovych as protesters took control of another building in the capital on January 26. Two months after the protests began in November over his decision to back out of an EU pact Yanukovych on Saturday offered to share leadership with Arseniy Yatsenyuk as prime minister and Vitali Klitschko as deputy prime minister in a bid to end the crisis. AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS

An anti-government protester looks at riot police through a monocular at a road block in Kiev on January 26, 2014. The Ukrainian opposition vowed to press on with protests despite an offer of top posts made by President Viktor Yanukovych as protesters took control of another building in the capital on January 26. Two months after the protests began in November over his decision to back out of an EU pact Yanukovych on Saturday offered to share leadership with Arseniy Yatsenyuk as prime minister and Vitali Klitschko as deputy prime minister in a bid to end the crisis. AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS

Anti-government protesters rest at a road block in Kiev on January 26, 2014. The Ukrainian opposition vowed to press on with protests despite an offer of top posts made by President Viktor Yanukovych as protesters took control of another building in the capital on January 26. Two months after the protests began in November over his decision to back out of an EU pact Yanukovych on Saturday offered to share leadership with Arseniy Yatsenyuk as prime minister and Vitali Klitschko as deputy prime minister in a bid to end the crisis. AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS

Anti-government protesters stand at a road block in Kiev on January 26, 2014. The Ukrainian opposition vowed to press on with protests despite an offer of top posts made by President Viktor Yanukovych as protesters took control of another building in the capital on January 26. Two months after the protests began in November over his decision to back out of an EU pact Yanukovych on Saturday offered to share leadership with Arseniy Yatsenyuk as prime minister and Vitali Klitschko as deputy prime minister in a bid to end the crisis. AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS

An anti-government protester, wearing a Guy Fawkes mask, rests at a road block in Kiev on January 26, 2014. The Ukrainian opposition vowed to press on with protests despite an offer of top posts made by President Viktor Yanukovych as protesters took control of another building in the capital on January 26. Two months after the protests began in November over his decision to back out of an EU pact Yanukovych on Saturday offered to share leadership with Arseniy Yatsenyuk as prime minister and Vitali Klitschko as deputy prime minister in a bid to end the crisis. AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS

An anti-government protester, wearing a gas mask, stands at a road block in Kiev on January 26, 2014. The Ukrainian opposition vowed to press on with protests despite an offer of top posts made by President Viktor Yanukovych as protesters took control of another building in the capital January 26. Two months after the protests began in November over his decision to back out of an EU pact Yanukovych on Saturday offered to share leadership with Arseniy Yatsenyuk as prime minister and Vitali Klitschko as deputy prime minister in a bid to end the crisis. AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS

An anti-government protester stands at a road block in Kiev on January 26, 2014. The Ukrainian opposition vowed to press on with protests despite an offer of top posts made by President Viktor Yanukovych as protesters took control of another building in the capital on January 26. Two months after the protests began in November over his decision to back out of an EU pact Yanukovych on Saturday offered to share leadership with Arseniy Yatsenyuk as prime minister and Vitali Klitschko as deputy prime minister in a bid to end the crisis. AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS

Policemen try to prevent a protester from attacking Regions Party activists rallying to support Ukrainan President Viktor Yanukovych in Donetsk on January 26, 2014. Thousands in Kiev on January 26 mourned a protester shot dead during clashes, as a rebellion against President Viktor Yanukovych's authority spread despite sweeping concessions offered by the embattled leader. An emotional crowd packed Saint Michael's Cathedral and spilled into a square outside to pay their last respects to 25-year-old Mikhail Zhiznevsky, with many waving Ukrainian flags with black ribbons. AFP PHOTO/ ALEXANDER KHUDOTEPLY

Police officers clash with people attempting to attack activists from the Ukrainian Party of Regions gathered to rally in support of the Ukrainian president in the industrial city of Donetsk on January 26, 2014. Thousands in Kiev on January 26 mourned a protester shot dead during clashes, as a rebellion against President Viktor Yanukovych's authority spread despite sweeping concessions offered by the embattled leader. AFP PHOTO/ ALEXANDER KHUDOTEPLY

A man is assisted after being wounded by unidentified individuals who attempted to attack activists from the Ukrainian Party of Regions gathered to rally in support of the Ukrainian president in the industrial city of Donetsk on January 26, 2014. Thousands in Kiev on January 26 mourned a protester shot dead during clashes, as a rebellion against President Viktor Yanukovych's authority spread despite sweeping concessions offered by the embattled leader. AFP PHOTO/ ALEXANDER KHUDOTEPLY

An anti-government protester holds a Ukrainian flag in the western city of Lviv on January 26, 2014 as demonstrators blockade the Epitsentr construction materials market, which is owned by a leading member of the ruling Party of Regions. Thousands in Kiev on January 26 mourned a protester shot dead during clashes, as a rebellion against President Viktor Yanukovych's authority spread despite sweeping concessions offered by the embattled leader. AFP PHOTO/ YURIY DYACHYSHYN

Hundreds of people gather in European Square and Grushesvky Street in Kiev on January 26, 2014, the epicenter of clashes between protesters and security forces over the last few days, with the Ukrainian government headquarters looming in the background. Thousands in Kiev on January 26 mourned a protester shot dead during clashes, as a rebellion against President Viktor Yanukovych's authority spread despite sweeping concessions offered by the embattled leader. AFP PHOTO / GENYA SAVILOV

Black smoke rises from a fire as anti-government protesters stand atop a barricade in central Kiev on January 26, 2014. The Ukrainian opposition vowed to press on with protests despite an offer of top posts made by President Viktor Yanukovych as protesters took control of another building in the capital on January 26. Two months after the protests began in November over his decision to back out of an EU pact Yanukovych on January 25 offered to share leadership with Arseniy Yatsenyuk as prime minister and Vitali Klitschko as deputy prime minister in a bid to end the crisis. AFP PHOTO / VASILY MAXIMOV

TOPSHOTS Anti-government protesters rise their fists at a road block in Kiev on January 26, 2014. The Ukrainian opposition vowed to press on with protests despite an offer of top posts made by President Viktor Yanukovych as protesters took control of another building in the capital on January 26. Two months after the protests began in November over his decision to back out of an EU pact Yanukovych on Saturday offered to share leadership with Arseniy Yatsenyuk as prime minister and Vitali Klitschko as deputy prime minister in a bid to end the crisis. AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS

Riot police stand guard (R) as anti-government protesters stand atop a barricade near a charred bus in central Kiev on January 26, 2014. The Ukrainian opposition vowed to press on with protests despite an offer of top posts made by President Viktor Yanukovych as protesters took control of another building in the capital on January 26. Two months after the protests began in November over his decision to back out of an EU pact Yanukovych on January 25 offered to share leadership with Arseniy Yatsenyuk as prime minister and Vitali Klitschko as deputy prime minister in a bid to end the crisis. AFP PHOTO / VASILY MAXIMOV

Ukrainian protesters carry the coffin of Belarussian protester Mikhail Zhiznevsky, who was killed in recent clashes with riot police, as demonstrators pay their respects outside Mikhaylovsky Cathedral in Kiev during a funeral service for Zhiznevsky, on January 26, 2014. Thousands in Kiev on January 26 mourned a protester shot dead during clashes, as a rebellion against President Viktor Yanukovych's authority spread despite sweeping concessions offered by the embattled leader. An emotional crowd packed Saint Michael's Cathedral and spilled into a square outside to pay their last respects to 25-year-old Mikhail Zhiznevsky, with many waving Ukrainian flags with black ribbons. AFP PHOTO / VASILY MAXIMOV

TOPSHOTS A man is assisted after being wounded by unidentified individuals who attempted to attack activists from the Ukrainian Party of Regions gathered to rally in support of the Ukrainian president in the industrial city of Donetsk on January 26, 2014. Thousands in Kiev on January 26 mourned a protester shot dead during clashes, as a rebellion against President Viktor Yanukovych's authority spread despite sweeping concessions offered by the embattled leader. AFP PHOTO/ ALEXANDER KHUDOTEPLY

A man holds a Ukrainian flag as opposition activists guard the convention center "Ukrainain House" in central Kiev on January 26, 2014, after they took the building where riot police had based their troops. The Ukrainian opposition vowed to press on with protests despite an offer of top posts made by President Viktor Yanukovych as protesters took control of another building in the capital on January 26. Two months after the protests began in November over his decision to back out of an EU pact Yanukovych on January 25 offered to share leadership with Arseniy Yatsenyuk as prime minister and Vitali Klitschko as deputy prime minister in a bid to end the crisis. AFP PHOTO / VASILY MAXIMOV

Anti-government protesters pay their respects at Mikhaylovsky Cathedral as they attend a funeral service for Belarussian protester Mikhail Zhiznevsky, who was killed in recent clashes with riot police, on January 26, 2014, in Kiev. Thousands in Kiev on January 26 mourned a protester shot dead during clashes, as a rebellion against President Viktor Yanukovych's authority spread despite sweeping concessions offered by the embattled leader. An emotional crowd packed Saint Michael's Cathedral and spilled into a square outside to pay their last respects to 25-year-old Mikhail Zhiznevsky, with many waving Ukrainian flags with black ribbons. AFP PHOTO / VASILY MAXIMOV

Opposition protesters gather near a barricade in central Kiev on January 26, 2014. The Ukrainian opposition vowed to press on with protests despite an offer of top posts made by President Viktor Yanukovych as protesters took control of another building in the capital on January 26. Two months after the protests began in November over his decision to back out of an EU pact Yanukovych on January 25 offered to share leadership with Arseniy Yatsenyuk as prime minister and Vitali Klitschko as deputy prime minister in a bid to end the crisis. AFP PHOTO / VASILY MAXIMOV

Anti-government protesters gather on and around barricades at a road block in central Kiev on January 26, 2014. The Ukrainian opposition vowed to press on with protests despite an offer of top posts made by President Viktor Yanukovych as protesters took control of another building in the capital on January 26. Two months after the protests began in November over his decision to back out of an EU pact Yanukovych on January 25 offered to share leadership with Arseniy Yatsenyuk as prime minister and Vitali Klitschko as deputy prime minister in a bid to end the crisis. AFP PHOTO/ SERGEI SUPINSKY

Anti-government protesters gather around a fire to get warm at a road block in Kiev on January 26, 2014. The Ukrainian opposition vowed to press on with protests despite an offer of top posts made by President Viktor Yanukovych as protesters took control of another building in the capital on January 26. Two months after the protests began in November over his decision to back out of an EU pact Yanukovych on January 25 offered to share leadership with Arseniy Yatsenyuk as prime minister and Vitali Klitschko as deputy prime minister in a bid to end the crisis. Crowds of protesters surrounded regional administration offices in three eastern cities on January 26 as a rebellion against President Viktor Yanukovych spread into some of his former strongholds. AFP PHOTO/ ARIS MESSINIS

Anti-government protesters gather around a fire to get warm at a road block in Kiev on January 26, 2014. The Ukrainian opposition vowed to press on with protests despite an offer of top posts made by President Viktor Yanukovych as protesters took control of another building in the capital on January 26. Two months after the protests began in November over his decision to back out of an EU pact Yanukovych on January 25 offered to share leadership with Arseniy Yatsenyuk as prime minister and Vitali Klitschko as deputy prime minister in a bid to end the crisis. Crowds of protesters surrounded regional administration offices in three eastern cities on January 26 as a rebellion against President Viktor Yanukovych spread into some of his former strongholds. AFP PHOTO/ ARIS MESSINIS

Anti-government protesters gather around a fire to get warm at a road block in Kiev on January 26, 2014. The Ukrainian opposition vowed to press on with protests despite an offer of top posts made by President Viktor Yanukovych as protesters took control of another building in the capital on January 26. Two months after the protests began in November over his decision to back out of an EU pact Yanukovych on January 25 offered to share leadership with Arseniy Yatsenyuk as prime minister and Vitali Klitschko as deputy prime minister in a bid to end the crisis. Crowds of protesters surrounded regional administration offices in three eastern cities on January 26 as a rebellion against President Viktor Yanukovych spread into some of his former strongholds. AFP PHOTO/ ARIS MESSINIS

An anti-government protester stand next to a fire to get warm at a road block in Kiev on January 26, 2014. The Ukrainian opposition vowed to press on with protests despite an offer of top posts made by President Viktor Yanukovych as protesters took control of another building in the capital on January 26. Two months after the protests began in November over his decision to back out of an EU pact Yanukovych on January 25 offered to share leadership with Arseniy Yatsenyuk as prime minister and Vitali Klitschko as deputy prime minister in a bid to end the crisis. Crowds of protesters surrounded regional administration offices in three eastern cities on January 26 as a rebellion against President Viktor Yanukovych spread into some of his former strongholds. AFP PHOTO/ ARIS MESSINIS

Protesters in central Kiev on January 26, 2014 LEHTIKUVA / Antti Aimo-Koivisto *** FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. ***

Protesters on barricades in central Kiev on January 26, 2014 LEHTIKUVA / Antti Aimo-Koivisto *** FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. ***

Protesters on barricades in central Kiev on January 26, 2014 LEHTIKUVA / Antti Aimo-Koivisto *** FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. ***

Protesters removing a person from The Ukrainian House in central Kiev on January 26, 2014 LEHTIKUVA / Antti Aimo-Koivisto *** FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. ***

Protesters storming the Ukrainian House at European Square in central Kiev on January 26, 2014 LEHTIKUVA / Antti Aimo-Koivisto *** FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. ***

Protesters storming the Ukrainian House at European Square in central Kiev on January 26, 2014 LEHTIKUVA / Antti Aimo-Koivisto *** FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. ***

Protester at European Square in central Kiev on January 26, 2014 LEHTIKUVA / Antti Aimo-Koivisto *** FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. ***

Protesters storming the Ukrainian House at European Square in central Kiev on January 26, 2014 LEHTIKUVA / Antti Aimo-Koivisto *** FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. ***

Protesters storming the Ukrainian House at European Square in central Kiev on January 26, 2014 LEHTIKUVA / Antti Aimo-Koivisto *** FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. ***

The night gets darker as the situation seems to be relatively quiet at a barricade in the Ukrainian capital Kiev on January 26, 2014. LEHTIKUVA / Antti Aimo-Koivisto *** FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. ***

Anti-government protestor taking a break on the barricades at central Kiev, on January 26th, 2014. LEHTIKUVA / Antti Aimo-Koivisto *** FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. ***

Anti-government protestors' catapult on the barricades at central Kiev, on January 26th, 2014. LEHTIKUVA / Antti Aimo-Koivisto *** FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. ***

Anti-government protester shows his club at the Ukrainain House in central Kiev, on January 26th 2014. LEHTIKUVA / Antti Aimo-Koivisto *** FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. ***

Anti-government protesters at the Ukrainain House they have taken over in central Kiev, on January 26th 2014. LEHTIKUVA / Antti Aimo-Koivisto *** FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. ***

Anti-government protesters making renovations at the Ukrainain House they have taken over in central Kiev, on January 26th 2014. LEHTIKUVA / Antti Aimo-Koivisto *** FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. ***

Anti-government protesters at the Ukrainain House in central Kiev, on January 26th 2014. LEHTIKUVA / Antti Aimo-Koivisto *** FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. ***

Entrance to the Ukrainain House that anti-government protesters have taken over in central Kiev, on January 26th 2014. LEHTIKUVA / Antti Aimo-Koivisto *** FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. ***

The capital city of The Ukraine, Kiev, exploded. Heavy fighting between protesters and the government controlled riot police resulted in the deaths of 2 protesters, hundreds injured. The protests started out as a way of the people letting their government know they wanted closer ties with Europe and not Russia, a path chosen by the government. Instead of listening to the people on the streets the government quickly made up some new anti-protesting laws and rushed them through parliament, which the political opposition says paves the way for a police state. . Ukraine, Kiev, 26 janvier 2014. Mouvement pro-europeen en Ukraine. Manifestants pro-europeen a la barricade de la rue Grouchevski (pres de la place de l'Independance).. Contact : pierremeunie@gmail.com 0033 (0)662245413 ? Pierre MEUNIE / Reservoir Photo

The capital city of The Ukraine, Kiev, exploded. Heavy fighting between protesters and the government controlled riot police resulted in the deaths of 2 protesters, hundreds injured. The protests started out as a way of the people letting their government know they wanted closer ties with Europe and not Russia, a path chosen by the government. Instead of listening to the people on the streets the government quickly made up some new anti-protesting laws and rushed them through parliament, which the political opposition says paves the way for a police state. . Ukraine, Kiev, 26 janvier 2014. Mouvement pro-europeen en Ukraine. Manifestants pro-europeen, place de l'independance (Maydan). Contact : pierremeunie@gmail.com 0033 (0)662245413 ? Pierre MEUNIE / Reservoir Photo

The night gets darker as the situation seems to be relatively quiet at a barricade in the Ukrainian capital Kiev on January 26, 2014. LEHTIKUVA / Antti Aimo-Koivisto *** FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. ***

(140126) -- KIEV, Jan. 26, 2014 (Xinhua) -- Protesters rest at at a road block in Kiev, Ukraine, on Jan. 26, 2014. Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych Saturday offered the position of prime minister to an opposition leader, the president s office said. The mass rallies started in Ukraine last November, following a government decision to put on hold an association agreement with the European Union and opt for closer relations with Russia. (Xinhua/Zhang Zhiqiang)(bxq) UKRAINE-KIEV-CLASHES PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN Kiev Jan 26 2014 XINHUA protesters Rest AT AT a Road Block in Kiev Ukraine ON Jan 26 2014 Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych Saturday offered The Position of Prime Ministers to to Opposition Leader The President S Office Said The Mass Rallies started in Ukraine Load November following a Government Decision to Put ON Hold to Association Agreement With The European Union and opt for CLOSER relations With Russia XINHUA Zhang Zhiqiang Ukraine Kiev clashes PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

(140126) -- KIEV, Jan. 26, 2014 (Xinhua) -- Protesters rest at at a road block in Kiev, Ukraine, on Jan. 26, 2014. Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych Saturday offered the position of prime minister to an opposition leader, the president s office said. The mass rallies started in Ukraine last November, following a government decision to put on hold an association agreement with the European Union and opt for closer relations with Russia. (Xinhua/Zhang Zhiqiang)(bxq) UKRAINE-KIEV-CLASHES PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN Kiev Jan 26 2014 XINHUA protesters Rest AT AT a Road Block in Kiev Ukraine ON Jan 26 2014 Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych Saturday offered The Position of Prime Ministers to to Opposition Leader The President S Office Said The Mass Rallies started in Ukraine Load November following a Government Decision to Put ON Hold to Association Agreement With The European Union and opt for CLOSER relations With Russia XINHUA Zhang Zhiqiang Ukraine Kiev clashes PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

(140126) -- KIEV, Jan. 26, 2014 (Xinhua) -- Protesters rest at at a road block in Kiev, Ukraine, on Jan. 26, 2014. Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych Saturday offered the position of prime minister to an opposition leader, the president s office said. The mass rallies started in Ukraine last November, following a government decision to put on hold an association agreement with the European Union and opt for closer relations with Russia. (Xinhua/Zhang Zhiqiang)(bxq) UKRAINE-KIEV-CLASHES PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN Kiev Jan 26 2014 XINHUA protesters Rest AT AT a Road Block in Kiev Ukraine ON Jan 26 2014 Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych Saturday offered The Position of Prime Ministers to to Opposition Leader The President S Office Said The Mass Rallies started in Ukraine Load November following a Government Decision to Put ON Hold to Association Agreement With The European Union and opt for CLOSER relations With Russia XINHUA Zhang Zhiqiang Ukraine Kiev clashes PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

(140126) -- KIEV, Jan. 26, 2014 (Xinhua) -- Protesters rest at at a road block in Kiev, Ukraine, on Jan. 26, 2014. Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych Saturday offered the position of prime minister to an opposition leader, the president s office said. The mass rallies started in Ukraine last November, following a government decision to put on hold an association agreement with the European Union and opt for closer relations with Russia. (Xinhua/Zhang Zhiqiang)(bxq) UKRAINE-KIEV-CLASHES PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN Kiev Jan 26 2014 XINHUA protesters Rest AT AT a Road Block in Kiev Ukraine ON Jan 26 2014 Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych Saturday offered The Position of Prime Ministers to to Opposition Leader The President S Office Said The Mass Rallies started in Ukraine Load November following a Government Decision to Put ON Hold to Association Agreement With The European Union and opt for CLOSER relations With Russia XINHUA Zhang Zhiqiang Ukraine Kiev clashes PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

(140126) -- KIEV, Jan. 26, 2014 (Xinhua) -- Protesters burn tyres at a road block in Kiev, Ukraine, on Jan. 26, 2014. Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych Saturday offered the position of prime minister to an opposition leader, the president s office said. The mass rallies started in Ukraine last November, following a government decision to put on hold an association agreement with the European Union and opt for closer relations with Russia. (Xinhua/Zhang Zhiqiang)(bxq) UKRAINE-KIEV-CLASHES PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN Kiev Jan 26 2014 XINHUA protesters Burn Tyres AT a Road Block in Kiev Ukraine ON Jan 26 2014 Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych Saturday offered The Position of Prime Ministers to to Opposition Leader The President S Office Said The Mass Rallies started in Ukraine Load November following a Government Decision to Put ON Hold to Association Agreement With The European Union and opt for CLOSER relations With Russia XINHUA Zhang Zhiqiang Ukraine Kiev clashes PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

(140126) -- KIEV, Jan. 26, 2014 (Xinhua) -- Protesters burn tyres at a road block in Kiev, Ukraine, on Jan. 26, 2014. Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych Saturday offered the position of prime minister to an opposition leader, the president s office said. The mass rallies started in Ukraine last November, following a government decision to put on hold an association agreement with the European Union and opt for closer relations with Russia. (Xinhua/Zhang Zhiqiang)(bxq) UKRAINE-KIEV-CLASHES PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN Kiev Jan 26 2014 XINHUA protesters Burn Tyres AT a Road Block in Kiev Ukraine ON Jan 26 2014 Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych Saturday offered The Position of Prime Ministers to to Opposition Leader The President S Office Said The Mass Rallies started in Ukraine Load November following a Government Decision to Put ON Hold to Association Agreement With The European Union and opt for CLOSER relations With Russia XINHUA Zhang Zhiqiang Ukraine Kiev clashes PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

The capital city of The Ukraine, Kiev, exploded. Heavy fighting between protesters and the government controlled riot police resulted in the deaths of 2 protesters, hundreds injured. The protests started out as a way of the people letting their government know they wanted closer ties with Europe and not Russia, a path chosen by the government. Instead of listening to the people on the streets the government quickly made up some new anti-protesting laws and rushed them through parliament, which the political opposition says paves the way for a police state. . Ukraine, Kiev, 26 janvier 2014. Mouvement pro-europeen en Ukraine. Manifestants pro-europeen, place de l'independance (Maydan). Contact : pierremeunie@gmail.com 0033 (0)662245413 ? Pierre MEUNIE / Reservoir Photo

The capital city of The Ukraine, Kiev, exploded. Heavy fighting between protesters and the government controlled riot police resulted in the deaths of 2 protesters, hundreds injured. The protests started out as a way of the people letting their government know they wanted closer ties with Europe and not Russia, a path chosen by the government. Instead of listening to the people on the streets the government quickly made up some new anti-protesting laws and rushed them through parliament, which the political opposition says paves the way for a police state. . Ukraine, Kiev, 26 janvier 2014. Mouvement pro-europeen en Ukraine. Manifestants pro-europeen, place de l'independance (Maydan). Contact : pierremeunie@gmail.com 0033 (0)662245413 ? Pierre MEUNIE / Reservoir Photo

The capital city of The Ukraine, Kiev, exploded. Heavy fighting between protesters and the government controlled riot police resulted in the deaths of 2 protesters, hundreds injured. The protests started out as a way of the people letting their government know they wanted closer ties with Europe and not Russia, a path chosen by the government. Instead of listening to the people on the streets the government quickly made up some new anti-protesting laws and rushed them through parliament, which the political opposition says paves the way for a police state. . Ukraine, Kiev, 26 janvier 2014. Mouvement pro-europeen en Ukraine. Manifestants pro-europeen, place de l'independance (Maydan). Contact : pierremeunie@gmail.com 0033 (0)662245413 ? Pierre MEUNIE / Reservoir Photo

The capital city of The Ukraine, Kiev, exploded. Heavy fighting between protesters and the government controlled riot police resulted in the deaths of 2 protesters, hundreds injured. The protests started out as a way of the people letting their government know they wanted closer ties with Europe and not Russia, a path chosen by the government. Instead of listening to the people on the streets the government quickly made up some new anti-protesting laws and rushed them through parliament, which the political opposition says paves the way for a police state. . Ukraine, Kiev, 26 janvier 2014. Mouvement pro-europeen en Ukraine. Manifestants pro-europeen, place de l'independance (Maydan). Contact : pierremeunie@gmail.com 0033 (0)662245413 ? Pierre MEUNIE / Reservoir Photo

The capital city of The Ukraine, Kiev, exploded. Heavy fighting between protesters and the government controlled riot police resulted in the deaths of 2 protesters, hundreds injured. The protests started out as a way of the people letting their government know they wanted closer ties with Europe and not Russia, a path chosen by the government. Instead of listening to the people on the streets the government quickly made up some new anti-protesting laws and rushed them through parliament, which the political opposition says paves the way for a police state. . Ukraine, Kiev, 26 janvier 2014. Mouvement pro-europeen en Ukraine. Manifestants pro-europeen, place de l'independance (Maydan). Contact : pierremeunie@gmail.com 0033 (0)662245413 ? Pierre MEUNIE / Reservoir Photo

The capital city of The Ukraine, Kiev, exploded. Heavy fighting between protesters and the government controlled riot police resulted in the deaths of 2 protesters, hundreds injured. The protests started out as a way of the people letting their government know they wanted closer ties with Europe and not Russia, a path chosen by the government. Instead of listening to the people on the streets the government quickly made up some new anti-protesting laws and rushed them through parliament, which the political opposition says paves the way for a police state. . Ukraine, Kiev, 26 janvier 2014. Mouvement pro-europeen en Ukraine. Manifestants pro-europeen, place de l'independance (Maydan). Contact : pierremeunie@gmail.com 0033 (0)662245413 ? Pierre MEUNIE / Reservoir Photo

The capital city of The Ukraine, Kiev, exploded. Heavy fighting between protesters and the government controlled riot police resulted in the deaths of 2 protesters, hundreds injured. The protests started out as a way of the people letting their government know they wanted closer ties with Europe and not Russia, a path chosen by the government. Instead of listening to the people on the streets the government quickly made up some new anti-protesting laws and rushed them through parliament, which the political opposition says paves the way for a police state. . Ukraine, Kiev, 26 janvier 2014. Mouvement pro-europeen en Ukraine. Manifestants pro-europeen, place de l'independance (Maydan). Contact : pierremeunie@gmail.com 0033 (0)662245413 ? Pierre MEUNIE / Reservoir Photo

The capital city of The Ukraine, Kiev, exploded. Heavy fighting between protesters and the government controlled riot police resulted in the deaths of 2 protesters, hundreds injured. The protests started out as a way of the people letting their government know they wanted closer ties with Europe and not Russia, a path chosen by the government. Instead of listening to the people on the streets the government quickly made up some new anti-protesting laws and rushed them through parliament, which the political opposition says paves the way for a police state. . Ukraine, Kiev, 26 janvier 2014. Mouvement pro-europeen en Ukraine. Manifestants pro-europeen a la barricade de la rue Grouchevski (pres de la place de l'Independance).. Contact : pierremeunie@gmail.com 0033 (0)662245413 ? Pierre MEUNIE / Reservoir Photo

The capital city of The Ukraine, Kiev, exploded. Heavy fighting between protesters and the government controlled riot police resulted in the deaths of 2 protesters, hundreds injured. The protests started out as a way of the people letting their government know they wanted closer ties with Europe and not Russia, a path chosen by the government. Instead of listening to the people on the streets the government quickly made up some new anti-protesting laws and rushed them through parliament, which the political opposition says paves the way for a police state. . Ukraine, Kiev, 26 janvier 2014. Mouvement pro-europeen en Ukraine. Manifestants pro-europeen a la barricade de la rue Grouchevski (pres de la place de l'Independance).. Contact : pierremeunie@gmail.com 0033 (0)662245413 ? Pierre MEUNIE / Reservoir Photo

The capital city of The Ukraine, Kiev, exploded. Heavy fighting between protesters and the government controlled riot police resulted in the deaths of 2 protesters, hundreds injured. The protests started out as a way of the people letting their government know they wanted closer ties with Europe and not Russia, a path chosen by the government. Instead of listening to the people on the streets the government quickly made up some new anti-protesting laws and rushed them through parliament, which the political opposition says paves the way for a police state. . Ukraine, Kiev, 26 janvier 2014. Mouvement pro-europeen en Ukraine. Manifestants pro-europeen a la barricade de la rue Grouchevski (pres de la place de l'Independance).. Contact : pierremeunie@gmail.com 0033 (0)662245413 ? Pierre MEUNIE / Reservoir Photo

The capital city of The Ukraine, Kiev, exploded. Heavy fighting between protesters and the government controlled riot police resulted in the deaths of 2 protesters, hundreds injured. The protests started out as a way of the people letting their government know they wanted closer ties with Europe and not Russia, a path chosen by the government. Instead of listening to the people on the streets the government quickly made up some new anti-protesting laws and rushed them through parliament, which the political opposition says paves the way for a police state. . Ukraine, Kiev, 26 janvier 2014. Mouvement pro-europeen en Ukraine. Manifestants pro-europeen a la barricade de la rue Grouchevski (pres de la place de l'Independance).. Contact : pierremeunie@gmail.com 0033 (0)662245413 ? Pierre MEUNIE / Reservoir Photo

The capital city of The Ukraine, Kiev, exploded. Heavy fighting between protesters and the government controlled riot police resulted in the deaths of 2 protesters, hundreds injured. The protests started out as a way of the people letting their government know they wanted closer ties with Europe and not Russia, a path chosen by the government. Instead of listening to the people on the streets the government quickly made up some new anti-protesting laws and rushed them through parliament, which the political opposition says paves the way for a police state. . Ukraine, Kiev, 26 janvier 2014. Mouvement pro-europeen en Ukraine. Manifestant pro-europeen a la barricade de la rue Grouchevski (pres de la place de l'Independance).. Contact : pierremeunie@gmail.com 0033 (0)662245413 ? Pierre MEUNIE / Reservoir Photo