Ukraine opposition to ask Germany for EU cash »
Published: 16 Feb 2014 19:38 GMT+01:00
Updated: 16 Feb 2014 19:38 GMT+01:00
Leading Ukrainian opposition members will ask Europe for financial help at a meeting in Germany on Monday, a protest leader announced at a major rally in Kyiv on Sunday.
- Ukraine calls in German ambassador (04 Feb 14)
- German president meets Ukraine opposition (01 Feb 14)
- Germany backs Ukraine’s ‘impressive’ protests (02 Dec 13)
Anti-government protests have been raging for close to three months in Ukraine, with demonstrators occupying Kyiv’s central Independence Square and other buildings in a bid to oust President Viktor Yanukovych.
“We need help. We don’t need words, we need action,” Arseniy Yatsenyuk told tens of thousands of protesters on the square.
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