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Ukraine's Yanukovich Agrees 'Truce' With Opposition, Start To Negotiations
Ukraine's Yanukovich Agrees 'Truce' With Opposition, Start To Negotiations
ReutersFeb 20, 2014, 02:52 IST
REUTERS/Olga YakimovichAn aerial view shows Independence Square during clashes between anti-government protesters and Interior Ministry members and riot police in central Kiev February 19, 2014.
KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich said on Wednesday he had agreed a "truce" with opposition leaders, after street violence in which at least 26 people were killed, and a start to negotiations to end further bloodshed.
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A statement on the presidential website said that during talks with the three main opposition leaders Yanukovich had agreed firstly a truce and secondly "the start to negotiations with the aim of ending bloodshed, and stabilizing the situation in the state in the interests of social peace."
(Reporting by Natalia Zinets; Writing By Richard Balmforth)
