As cities in Ukraine remain in the grip of protests and political crisis, a rating agency has downgraded the country’s sovereign debt. Russia, meanwhile, says it will put a loan deal with Ukraine on hold until a new government is formed. The crisis is exacerbating existing economic problems.
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Voice of America: Ukraine faces debt downgrade as Russia puts loan on hold
This picture taken on November 28, 2013 shows Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych in Vilnius. President Viktor Yanukovych on January 30, 2014 savaged the opposition for inflaming tensions in Ukraine's crisis after he unexpectedly went on sick leave with no end in sight to the protests.In a statement on the presidential website, Yanukovych turned on the \"irresponsible\" opposition which has refused to abandon over two months of protests despite a string of concessions, including an amnesty for jailed demonstrators. AFP PHOTO / JANEK SKARZYNSKI
