Rioters and police in central Kiev are exchanging smoke and stun grenades, as a fresh wave of violence is gripping the Ukrainian capital. While the rioters have no clear demands, the opposition keeps pushing for the president’s resignation.
Wednesday, February 19
01:51 GMT:
The US State Department has issued a warning to American citizens living in Ukraine, urging Americans not to go out onto the streets at night, RIA Novosti reported.
01:48 GMT:
A convoy of cars traveling from Lvov to Kiev to join protesters on Independence Square has passed Zhytomyr, which is just under a two-hour drive from the Ukrainian capital.
01:30 GMT:
Brian Becker, director of the anti-war ANSWER Coalition, told RT in an interview that while the Ukrainian conflict is complex, with "its own dynamic," protesters are certainly emboldened by support from Western powers.
"The United States and NATO and the EU are together using their combined forces to signal to these demonstrators that 'We are with you,'" he said. The EU, NATO leadership, and the Obama administration "are neck deep now in a plan to carry out regime change in this extremely important part of Europe, trying to integrate a former Soviet republic into the EU and, of course, into NATO ultimately."
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Wednesday, February 19
01:51 GMT:
The US State Department has issued a warning to American citizens living in Ukraine, urging Americans not to go out onto the streets at night, RIA Novosti reported.
01:48 GMT:
A convoy of cars traveling from Lvov to Kiev to join protesters on Independence Square has passed Zhytomyr, which is just under a two-hour drive from the Ukrainian capital.
01:30 GMT:
Brian Becker, director of the anti-war ANSWER Coalition, told RT in an interview that while the Ukrainian conflict is complex, with "its own dynamic," protesters are certainly emboldened by support from Western powers.
"The United States and NATO and the EU are together using their combined forces to signal to these demonstrators that 'We are with you,'" he said. The EU, NATO leadership, and the Obama administration "are neck deep now in a plan to carry out regime change in this extremely important part of Europe, trying to integrate a former Soviet republic into the EU and, of course, into NATO ultimately."
more
http://rt.com/news/kiev-clashes-rioters-police-571/