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BRUSSELS - Ukraine’s pro-EU protests turned violent on Sunday (Jan. 19) amid anger over new laws and EU inaction 

She told press on Monday morning only that she is “following [the events] closely.”

Her ambassador in Kiev, Jan Tombinski, wrote on his Facebook page on Sunday: “We call on people not to aggravate [an] already very difficult and dangerous situation. Attacking police may give reason to those who don’t advocate [a] political solution of the crisis.”

For its part, Germany last week said the Union should consider freezing all co-operation, such as talks on visa-free travel, with the Ukrainian authorities 

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