Protesters and police officers, at the request of UDAR Party leader Vitaliy Klitschko, have agreed on a "period of silence" until 8 p.m. on Jan. 23, when, according to the politician, he will come to protesters again and report on the results of talks between opposition leaders and Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych.
The protesters had currently
stopped throwing stones at law enforcers on Hrushevskoho Street.
Klitschko approached the barricade at the corner near 4, Hrushevskoho
Street and called on the parties to stop the confrontation for the
period of the negotiations.
“By eight o’clock I’ll return to you and report on the negotiations [between the opposition and President Yanukovych],” he said.
Protesters and police agreed to a “period of silence” and a temporary
truce. Both sides promised not to take action at the time of
negotiations: “There will be no attacks until 8 p.m.,” both sides
declared.
