Ukraine protesters launch general strike after clashes
Ukrainian protesters launched a nationwide strike and began to blockade government buildings Monday after violent clashes in which more than 100,000 sought early elections over the authorities' rejection of a historic EU pact.
(AFP) Ukrainian protesters launched a nationwide strike and began to blockade government buildings Monday after violent clashes in which more than 100,000 sought early elections over the authorities' rejection of a historic EU pact.
About 10,0000 supporters of the ex-Soviet state's closer alliance with the European Union and disavowal of old master Russia camped out overnight into Monday on Kiev's iconic Independence Square.
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