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CNN: Tense standoff in Kyiv as Ukraine leader orders talks following clashes

By CNN.

Published Jan. 20, 2014 at 5:23 pm

Ukraine's capital remained in a tense standoff Monday, Jan.20 following clashes between anti-government protesters and police that left dozens wounded, writes CNN.

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Ukraine's capital remained in a tense standoff Monday, Jan.20 following clashes between anti-government protesters and police that left dozens wounded.

Thousands of demonstrators packed Kyiv's Independence Square in freezing temperatures Sunday, rallying in defiance of new laws that set limitations on the right to protest.

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