Ukraine Truce Collapses -- Live Updates And News Roundup - February 20, 2014

<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Y_LFrMcoEm4" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Live Updates On The Ukrainian Crisis</b></span></div><br /><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26269221">Ukrainian police storm Kiev protest camp: Live</a> -- BBC<br /><a href="http://rt.com/news/kiev-clashes-rioters-police-571/">Fierce clashes in Kiev as new wave of unrest grips Ukraine: Live</a> -- RT<br /><a href="http://live.reuters.com/event/world_news">World Coverage: Live</a> -- Reuters<br /><a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ipqB-OrZiwZFBotjXF95sRHTimEw?docId=2906b068-e5c7-451e-a64e-c28a45135673">Deadly Ukraine clashes: Live Report</a> -- AFP<br /><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/blog/2014/feb/20/ukraine-crisis-new-clashes-strain-truce-live-updates">Ukraine police storm Kiev protest camp – live updates</a> -- The Guardian<br /><a href="http://www.euronews.com/2014/02/20/live-updates-at-least-17-dead-after-renewed-clashes-in-kiev/">Ukraine: high tension in Kyiv as government deadline expires [Live updates</a>] -- Euronews<br /><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/ukraine/10646265/Ukraine-protests-demonstrators-dig-in-for-last-stand-watch-live.html">Live: Ukraine protests</a> -- The Telegraph<br /><a href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/ukraine-protests-live-updates-death-3165988">Ukraine protests live updates</a> -- Mirror<br /><a href="http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/ukraine-protests-live-updates-death-3165988">Ukraine Live Updates</a> -- Daily Record<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Day Of The Dead: Truce Declared To Mourn Those Killed In Kiev Protests Is Shattered By Violence, With Police Killing Another 17 Demonstrators -- Daily Mail</b></span></div><br />* Ukrainian Health Ministry said 88 police, six journalists and four foreigners were among those hospitalized<br />* Ukraine's Interior ministry says 67 police troops have been captured by protesters in Kiev<br />* At least 50 people have died in clashes in Kiev that came just days after the crisis in the Ukraine seemed to be over<br />* Government snipers were reported to be shooting at some of the protesters in Kiev<br />* Protest leaders and president called truce after two days of violent clashes between activists and police<br />* President Barack Obama condemned violence, warning 'there will be consequences' for Ukraine if it continues<br />* President Viktor Yanukovych declared Thursday a day of mourning for the dead<br />* Several thousand protesters remained on Independence Square in Kiev and clashed with police on Thursday<br />* Ukrainian skier Bogdana Matsotska will not take part in Friday's women's slalom in protest at Ukraine government<br /><br />A brief truce in Ukraine's embattled capital failed Thursday, spiraling into fierce clashes between police and anti-government protesters that left at least 22 people dead. Government snipers were reported to be shooting at some of the protesters in Kiev.<br /><br />At least 50 people have died this week in clashes in Kiev, a sharp reversal in a months-long crisis that had shown tentative steps toward compromise just days earlier.<br /><br />President Viktor Yanukovych and the opposition leaders who demand his resignation are locked in a decades-long battle over the identity of this nation of 46 million, whose loyalties are divided between Russia and the West. Parts of the country- mostly in its western cities - are in open revolt against Yanukovych's central government.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2563609/Truce-Kiev-collapses-hours-official-day-mourning-28-people-killed-protests-erupts-violence.html">Read more</a></b> ....<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>More News On The Crisis In Ukraine</b></span></div><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/21/world/europe/ukraine.html?hpw&rref=world">As Kiev Truce Shatters, Rumors Grow That President Will Declare State of Emergency </a>-- New York Times<br /><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26268620">Ukraine unrest: At least 21 protesters dead in clashes</a> -- BBC<br /><a href="http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2014-02-20/ukraine-standoff-continues-amid-shaky-truce">Medic: At least 70 protesters killed in Kiev</a> -- Bloomberg Businessweek/AP<br /><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/02/20/ukraine-protests-truce-eu-leaders/5634235/">Protesters: 100 killed in new Ukraine clashes</a> -- USA Today<br /><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/20/us-ukraine-idUSBREA1G0OU20140220">Ukraine truce shattered, death toll tops 50</a> -- Reuters<br /><a href="http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304275304579394301247815432?mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702304275304579394301247815432.html">Fresh Spasm of Violence Hits Ukraine</a> -- Wall Street Journal<br /><a href="http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/ukraine-crisis/combat-weapons-makeshift-shields-kiev-death-toll-hits-60-n34276">Combat Weapons and Makeshift Shields: Kiev Death Toll Hits 60</a> -- NBC<br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/despite-truce-some-fighting-reported-in-kiev/2014/02/20/71b5025e-99bd-11e3-b88d-f36c07223d88_story.html">Despite truce, new fighting erupts in Kiev; at least 50 reported killed</a> -- Washington Post<br /><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/20/ukraine-protesters-force-riot-police-independence-square-kiev-battle-control">Ukraine violence: dozens killed as protesters clash with armed police</a> -- The Guardian<br /><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Security-Watch/terrorism-security/2014/0220/Ukraine-truce-shattered-by-deadly-fighting-in-Kiev">Ukraine truce shattered by deadly fighting in Kiev </a>-- Christian Science Monitor<br /><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/International/kiev-death-toll-50-truce-collapses/story?id=22594842">Kiev Death Toll at Least 59 as Truce Collapses</a> -- ABC News<br /><a href="http://www.rferl.org/content/ukraine-hospitals-overflowing-wounded-maimed/25270925.html">Kyiv Hospitals Overflowing With Wounded, Maimed</a> -- Radio Free Europe<br /><a href="http://news.sky.com/story/1214512/kiev-70-killed-as-ukraine-truce-crumbles">Kiev: '70 Killed' As Ukraine Truce Crumbles</a> -- SKY News<br /><br /><a href="http://rt.com/news/ukraine-kiev-firearms-weapons-police-934/">Kiev allows police to use firearms, demands armed rioters lay down weapons</a> -- RT<br /><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/20/us-ukraine-police-weapons-idUSBREA1J17U20140220">Ukrainian police armed with combat weapons: interior ministry</a> -- Reuters<br /><a href="http://en.ria.ru/world/20140220/187726857/Ukrainian-Police-Authorized-to-Use-Live-Ammo-as-Battle-Rages.html">Ukrainian Police Authorized to Use Live Ammo as Battle Rages </a>-- Ria Novosti<br /><br /><a href="http://world.time.com/2014/02/20/ukrainian-presidents-allies-start-to-abandon-him/">Ukrainian President’s Allies Start to Abandon Him</a> -- Time<br /><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/20/idUSL6N0LP3VK20140220">EU Foreign Ministers to speak to opposition after talks end with Yanukovich</a> -- Reuters<br /><a href="http://en.ria.ru/world/20140220/187725646/EU-Mulls-Sanctions-Arms-Embargo-on-Ukraine--Agency.html">EU Mulls Sanctions, Arms Embargo on Ukraine – Agency </a>-- RIA Novosti<br /><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/20/us-ukraine-eu-idUSBREA1J16F20140220">EU prepares to hit Ukraine with sanctions, arms embargo </a>-- Reuters<br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/eu-considers-sanctions-against-ukrainian-officials/2014/02/20/5deb66a0-9a49-11e3-9900-dd917233cf9c_story.html">EU considers sanctions against Ukrainian officials</a> -- Washington Post/AP<br /><a href="http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2014-02-20/roots-and-consequences-of-ukraines-violence">Roots and consequences of Ukraine's violence -- Bloomberg</a> Businessweek/AP

Ukraine Truce Collapses -- Live Updates And News Roundup - February 20, 2014

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