Anarchy continues in Ukraine

Agencies Published January 24, 2014
Pro-European integration protesters gather at the site of clashes with riot police in Kiev on January 23. – Photo by Reuters
Pro-European integration protesters gather at the site of clashes with riot police in Kiev on January 23. – Photo by Reuters
A protester breaks apart a mannequin on the roof of a burnt truck during clashes with police in central Kiev on Thursday January 23. – Photo by AP
A protester breaks apart a mannequin on the roof of a burnt truck during clashes with police in central Kiev on Thursday January 23. – Photo by AP
Orthodox priests pray as they stand between pro-European Union activists and police lines in central Kiev on January 24. – Photo by AP
Orthodox priests pray as they stand between pro-European Union activists and police lines in central Kiev on January 24. – Photo by AP
Ukranian police troops are seen at the site of clashes with anti-government protesters in Kiev on January 24. – Photo by Reuters
Ukranian police troops are seen at the site of clashes with anti-government protesters in Kiev on January 24. – Photo by Reuters
Activists of Euromaidan stand guard as other protesters build a new barricade in the center of the Kiev on January 24. – Photo by AFP
Activists of Euromaidan stand guard as other protesters build a new barricade in the center of the Kiev on January 24. – Photo by AFP
Anti-government protesters stand on a barricade during a rally in Kiev on January 23. – Photo by Reuters
Anti-government protesters stand on a barricade during a rally in Kiev on January 23. – Photo by Reuters
Protesters warm themselves behind the barricade in central Kiev on January 24. – Photo by AP
Protesters warm themselves behind the barricade in central Kiev on January 24. – Photo by AP
Opposition leader and former WBC heavyweight boxing champion Vitali Klitschko, center, addresses protesters near the burning barricades between police and protesters in central Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday January 23. – Photo by AP
Opposition leader and former WBC heavyweight boxing champion Vitali Klitschko, center, addresses protesters near the burning barricades between police and protesters in central Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday January 23. – Photo by AP

Crucial talks between the opposition and President Viktor Yanukovych failed this Thursday, which were meant to end Ukraine's crisis but an uneasy truce held after five days of deadly clashes between protesters and security forces. Ukraine's three main opposition leaders held several hours of talks with Yanukovych but the relatively minor concessions offered by the president were greeted with derision by tens of thousands of protesters on Independence Square in Kiev.

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