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Fire raged and dense, black smoke billowed from Kiev’s main Independence Square and an adjacent government building as the sun rose over Ukraine on Wednesday morning after a long, intense day and night of warfare that took the lives of at least 25 people.

As a result, the European Union on Wednesday called an extraordinary meeting to discuss possible sanctions against Ukrainian leaders.

Late-night negotiations between opposition leaders and embattled President Viktor Yanukovych failed to reach any solution to the unrest, further enraging protesters on the square who said they would fight the authorities until the president was ousted from office.

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