November 26, 2013
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Several thousand Ukrainian students have ditched classes and joined protests in the center of Kiev against the government's abrupt move to freeze integration with the West and tilt toward Moscow.
Kiev announced last week that it was halting preparations for the signing of a political and trade agreement with the 28-member bloc, after Russia imposed trade restrictions and threatened more to come.
Tuesday's march by up to 3,000 students from Kiev universities followed a huge demonstration on Sunday, the biggest since the 2004 Orange Revolution. Round-the-clock protests are meant to pressure President Viktor Yanukovych to change his mind and sign a trade and political agreement at a summit on Friday.
The government blamed its decision on the EU's refusal to provide financial aid to the struggling Ukrainian economy.
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Several thousand Ukrainian students have ditched classes and joined protests in the center of Kiev against the government's abrupt move to freeze integration with the West and tilt toward Moscow.
Kiev announced last week that it was halting preparations for the signing of a political and trade agreement with the 28-member bloc, after Russia imposed trade restrictions and threatened more to come.
Tuesday's march by up to 3,000 students from Kiev universities followed a huge demonstration on Sunday, the biggest since the 2004 Orange Revolution. Round-the-clock protests are meant to pressure President Viktor Yanukovych to change his mind and sign a trade and political agreement at a summit on Friday.
The government blamed its decision on the EU's refusal to provide financial aid to the struggling Ukrainian economy.
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