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PROTEST PLANNED AT UKRANIAN EMBASSY IN DUBLIN

Members of Ireland's Ukrainian community are to protest outside their country's embassy in Dublin to...
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8:51 AM - 26 Jan 2014



PROTEST PLANNED AT UKRANIAN EM...

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PROTEST PLANNED AT UKRANIAN EMBASSY IN DUBLIN

TodayFM
TodayFM

8:51 AM - 26 Jan 2014



Members of Ireland's Ukrainian community are to protest outside their country's embassy in Dublin today (1pm).

The group are fighting what they call the 'repressive' rule of President Viktor Yanukovich.

Yesterday two prominent opposition leaders - including boxer Vitali Klitschko - were offered Government posts in a bid to curb weeks of mass protests.

However the move has failed to ease tensions.

Overnight, protesters in Kiev have attacked a building where police are stationed.

They've smashed windows, breaking doors and hurling firebombs.

Arseniy Yatsenyuk, who was offered the post of Prime Minister, last night took to Twitter to say, 'no deal'.

A sentiment echoed by these people in the capital Kiev:



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