21:20
22.1.2014
Vitali Klitschko, leader of the opposition Udar party, has called for a nationwide strike to begin at 12:00 PM tomorrow. He says this will serve as a warning before the opposition's second meeting with President Yanukovych that the protesters are serious about their demands.
21:00
22.1.2014
Earlier this evening the opposition announced the formation of an alternative government body they're calling the "People's Council." The Council said that it would provide safety to police officers who "refuse to comply with criminal orders and instead switch to the side of the Ukrainian people." They gave similar guarantees to the Yanukovych-backed Party of Regions.
20:11
22.1.2014
Lots of complaints turning up about loss of access to Facebook and Twitter in Kyiv. No confirmation yet of why this is happening.
20:07
22.1.2014
19:14
22.1.2014
According to our Ukrainian Service, Yuriy Verbytskiy, a prominent activist in the 'Maidan' movement, has been identified by relatives in a Boryspil morgue. He had disappeared, along with another activist, Ihor Lutsenko, early yesterday morning. Lutsenko wrote on his Facebook page yesterday that he had narrowly escaped after being kidnapped by ten men. More information to come.
18:53
22.1.2014
Arseniy Yatsenyuk, of the Fatherland party.
18:46
22.1.2014
Oleh Tyahnybok follows Klitschko. He says the meeting with Yanukovych was absolutely useless. He warns protesters that the government will try to clear the square this evening.
18:40
22.1.2014
Klitschko just spoke to the crowd on Independence Square in Russian, saying that he demanded early elections in negotiations with Yanukovych.
He also addressed concerns about lack of leadership in the opposition.
He also addressed concerns about lack of leadership in the opposition.
18:01
22.1.2014
Opposition members speaking now. Say they will hold more talks with Yanukovch tomorrow, but otherwise have agreed on very little.
17:54
22.1.2014