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Protesters clash with police outside the presidential office in Kiev, Ukraine, on Dec. 1. (Efrem Lukatsky/Associated Press)#Dec. 1 ,2013March 6, 20143Click to continue

A protestor waves the Ukrainian National flag during a mass demonstration on Independent Square in Kiev, Ukraine on Dec. 2. (Anatoly Maltsev/EPA)#Dec. 2 ,2013March 6, 20144Click to continue

A man swings a chain as protesters try to break through police lines near the presidential administration building during a rally held by supporters of EU integration in Kiev on Dec. 3. (Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)#Dec. 3 ,2013March 6, 20145Click to continue

Arseny Yatsenyuk (L), a Ukrainian opposition leader, gestures as he speaks to the speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament Volodymyr Rybak in parliament, in Kiev on Dec. 3. (Gleb Garanich/Reuters)#Dec. 3 ,2013March 6, 20146Click to continue

People supporting an EU integration attend a rally at Independence Square in Kiev on Dec. 4. Ukraine's government faced a tightening blockade of key buildings by protesters in the capital Kiev amid a crisis over its rejection of closer ties with the European Union that has piled pressure on the creaking economy. (Gleb Garanich/Reuters)#Dec. 4 ,2013March 6, 20147Click to continue

Students wave flags of the European Union and Ukraine as they shout slogans during a rally of the opposition in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Dec. 5. (Yuriy Dyachyshyn/AFP/Getty Images)#Dec. 5 ,2013March 6, 20148Click to continue

A protester holds a stick over a drum bearing the printed portrait of Ukraine's President as he takes part in an opposition protest against the current Ukrainian government in the western Ukrainain city of Lviv on Dec. 6. Protesters have since Dec. 1 controlled Kiev's main Independence Square in response to Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovych's decision to bow to Russian pressure and reject a historic deal with the European Union that would have pulled Ukraine out of Moscow's orbit for the first time. Yanukovych held unannounced talks in Russia on Dec. 6 with Vladimir Putin on a new strategic partnership treaty with Moscow, a move that risks further galvanizing mass pro-Western demonstrations against his rule. (Yuriy Dyachyshyn/AFP/Getty Images)#Dec. 6 ,2013March 6, 20149Click to continue

Anti-government protesters sleep on the floor of the occupied Kiev City Hall on Dec. 7, in Kiev, Ukraine. (Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)#Dec. 7 ,2013March 6, 201410

A Ukrainian protester waves a European flag during a pro-European protest rally on Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine, on Dec. 8. Tens of thousands of Ukrainian anti-government protesters demanded that President Viktor Yanukovych step down for his decision to back away from an association agreement with the European Union, a decision that has sparked a political crisis. Braving freezing temperatures, the demonstrators held pro-EU placards and sang the national hymn in Kiev's Independence Square. (Anatoly Maltsev/EPA)Dec. 8 ,2013March 6, 201411

A protester breaks apart a statue of Lenin at a monument in his honor after it was pulled down during a mass rally called "The March of a Million" in Kiev's Independence Square on Dec. 8. Ukrainians protesting against the government's rejection of a key pact with the European Union today toppled the statue of Russian revolutionary leader Vladimir Lenin in central Kiev, police said. (Anatoli Boiko/AFP/Getty Images)#Dec. 8 ,2013March 6, 201412Click to continue

Protesters practice tactics to defend themselves from possible police scuffles during a rally held by supporters of EU integration in central Kiev, on Dec. 8. (Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)#Dec. 8 ,2013March 6, 201413Click to continue

Pro-European Union activists gather around a huge poster of jailed former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, bottom, during a rally in the Independence Square in KIev, Ukraine on Dec. 8. (Sergei Grits/Associated Press)#Dec. 8 ,2013March 6, 201414

A teenager waves a national flag over a crowd of Pro-European Union activists gathered during a rally in the Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine, on Dec. 8. Over 200,000 angry Ukrainians occupied a central Kiev square to denounce President Viktor Yanukovychs decision to turn away from Europe and align this ex-Soviet republic with Russia, as massive protests continued for a third week. (Sergei Grits/Associated Press)#Dec. 8 ,2013March 6, 201415

Protesters face riot police near the Presidential office building in Kiev, Ukraine, on Dec. 9, where thousands of demonstrators continued to demand the Ukrainian government's resignation. The Ukrainian opposition said that it would defend its encampment on Kiev's Independence Square after reports that the Interior Ministry was sending extra troops to the capital. World heavyweight boxing champion Vitaly Klitschko, whose Udar Party (Punch) is the smaller opposition faction in parliament, called supporters to come to the square. The Interior Ministry said that protesters risked criminal persecution if they broke the law. (Sergey Dolzhenko/EPA)#Dec. 9 ,2013March 6, 201416

Riot police faces protesters near the Presidential office building in Kiev, Ukraine, on Dec. 9. (Sergey Dolzhenko/EPA)#Dec. 9 ,2013March 6, 201417

A pro-EU Ukrainian protester waving his national flag shouts slogans behind riot policemen standing guard in Independence Square in Kiev on Dec. 9. Pro-EU Ukrainian demonstrators kept up their protest against President Viktor Yanukovych as the authorities sent internal troops and riot police into central Kiev in an increasingly tense showdown. (Sergei Supinsky/AFP/Getty Images)#Dec. 9 ,2013March 6, 201418

An pro-European protesters carry a firewood during another day of protest at Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine, on Dec. 10. (Anatoly Maltsev/EPA)#Dec. 10 ,2013March 6, 201419

A man plays a trumpet as he call protesters to be ready for police attack at Kiev's City Hall on Dec. 10. EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton will hold emergency talks in Ukraine on Dec. 10, amid growing international concern at the political crisis which has pitted the security forces against pro-EU demonstrators. (Sergei Supinsky/AFP/Getty Images)#Dec. 10 ,2013March 6, 201420

A Ukrainian woman, a pro-European Union activist, sits during the protest in Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine, on Dec. 11. Police in Ukraine pulled back as protesters claimed victory after an overnight face-off in which authorities removed some barricades and tents and scuffled with demonstrators occupying Kiev's main square. (Sergei Chuzavkov/Associated Press)#Dec. 11 ,2013March 6, 201421

Pro-European Union activists shout toward a bus carrying riot police outside Kiev's City Hall, Ukraine, on Dec. 11. (Sergei Chuzavkov/Associated Press)#Dec. 11 ,2013March 6, 201422

Pro-European integration protesters take part in a rally in Independence Square in Kiev on Dec. 11. (Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters)#Dec. 11 ,2013March 6, 201423

A Pro-European Union activist holds a rose, a symbol of revolution and a small poster reading "Do not to anger Maidan (Independence Square )!" during a rally in the Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine on Dec. 11. (Alexander Zemlianichenko/Associated Press)#Dec. 11 ,2013March 6, 201424

Security forces early Wednesday stormed the central plaza in Kiev where protesters have been rallying against the government of President Viktor F. Yanukovich. Protesters scuffled with riot police officers at Independence Square early on Dec. 11. (Sergey Ponomarev/The New York Times)#Dec. 11 ,2013March 6, 201425

Local resident Mikhail Demchenko watches a TV broadcast showing Russia's President Vladimir Putin delivering his annual state of the nation address in the village of Verkhniaya Biryusa in Taiga area, 84 km (52 miles) south of Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, on Dec. 12. (Ilya Naymushin/Reuters)#Dec. 12 ,2013March 6, 201426

Pro-European integration protestors wave flags in Independence Square in Kiev, on Dec. 12. (Alexander Demianchuk/Reuters)#Dec. 12 ,2013March 6, 201427

A priest of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church celebrates mass in a tent church on Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine on Dec. 12. (Zurab Kurtsikidze/EPA)#Dec. 12 ,2013March 6, 201428

Pro-European integration protestors gather at a barricade as people walk past a check point in central Kiev, on Dec. 13. Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich said he would propose an amnesty for those detained at recent mass street protests, a key demand of opposition leaders. (Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)#Dec. 13 ,2013March 6, 201429

Pro-European integration protestors sing during a rally at Independence Square in Kiev, Dec. 13. (Marko Djurica/Reuters)#Dec. 13 ,2013March 6, 201430

Young protesters wait at the barricade on Independence Square in Kiev on Dec. 13. (Viktor Drachev/AFP/Getty Images)#Dec. 13 ,2013March 6, 201431

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Pro-European Union activists try to strengthen the barricades next to their tent camps as riot policemen block them on the Independence Square in Kiev, Dec. 11, 2013.Ukrainian women pass by a riot police bus in Kiev, Dec. 5, 2013.A person wrapped in a Ukrainian flag watches the sun set over Independence Square on Dec. 4, 2013 in Kiev.Protesters stand in a human chain during demonstration outside the government building in Kiev, Dec. 4, 2013.March 6, 201441

Anti-government protesters lock arms to block access to a street that leads to the Ukrainian parliament building, the site of a rally held by the ruling Party of Regions in support of the government and Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych, on Dec. 8, 2013 in Kiev.Anti-government protesters sleep on the floor of the occupied Kiev City Hall on Dec. 7, 2013 in Kiev.Anti-government protesters rally in front of the Cabinet of Ministers building on Dec. 5, 2013 in Kiev.Anti-government protesters rally in Independence Square on Dec. 4, 2013 in Kiev.March 6, 201442

Anti-government protesters use snow to reinforce a barricade blocking street access to Independence Square, known as the Euromaidan, on December 11, 2013 in Kiev.

Anti-government protesters congregate on Independence Square, known as the Euromaidan, on December 11, 2013 in Kiev.An anti-government protester raises the flag of Europe on the barricades defending Maidan Square against police and government supporters on Dec. 9, 2013 in Kiev.Anti-government protesters hold a large rally on Independence Square on Dec. 8, 2013 in Kiev.March 6, 201443

Pro-European Union activists guard barricades near the Independence Square in Kiev, early on Dec. 13, 2013.

Anti-government protesters huddle under a makeshift shelter built into a barricade to block the street near Independence Square on December 11, 2013 in Kiev.

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Medical workers help their wounded colleague during clashes between police and protesters in the centre of the Ukrainian capital Kiev on January 19, 2014 after 200,000 turned up for an opposition rally in a show of defiance against strict new curbs on protests. Police used tear gas and smoke bombs in a bid to disperse hundreds of people who sought to storm police cordons near the Verkhovna Rada parliament in the capital. AFP PHOTO/ GENYA SAVILOV (Photo credit should read GENYA SAVILOV/AFP/Getty Images)Jan. 19 ,2014March 6, 201446

A pro-European integration protester walks past a burning police bus during a rally near government administration buildings in Kiev January 19, 2014. Protesters attacked riot police with sticks in Kiev on Sunday and tried to overturn a bus blocking their path to parliament, as up to 100,000 Ukrainians massed in defiance of sweeping new laws aimed at stamping out anti-government demonstrations. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE )Jan. 19 ,2014March 6, 201447

Ukrainian riot police reacts after being hit by a petrol bomb during clashes with pro-European integration protesters in Kiev January 19, 2014. Protesters clashed with riot police in the Ukrainian capital on Sunday after tough anti-protest legislation, which the political opposition says paves the way for a police state, was rushed through parliament last week. REUTERS/Stringer (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)Jan. 19 ,2014March 6, 201448

A protester throws a burning flare during clashes with police, in central Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014. Hundreds of protesters on Sunday clashed with riot police in the center of the Ukrainian capital, after the passage of harsh anti-protest legislation last week seen as part of attempts to quash anti-government demonstrations. The violent scenes further escalated this ex-Soviet republic's political crisis and showed a rift among opposition leaders, one of whom fought bravely to stop the violence, while others condemned the events from afar. (AP Photo/Evgeny Feldman)Jan. 19 ,2014March 6, 201449

KIEV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 19: Protestors suround two police officers during a mass action of opposition at Independence Square against laws recently accepted by the Verkhovna Rada that toughen requirements to carrying out mass meetings and restrict journalists activity, on January 19, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. The Ukrainian opposition collects National Veche for the ninth time. (Photo by Vladislav Sodel/Kommersant Photo via Getty Images)Jan. 19 ,2014March 6, 201450

A pro-European integration protester injured during clashes with Ukranian riot police receives treatment in Kiev January 19, 2014. Protesters attacked riot police with sticks in Kiev on Sunday and tried to overturn a bus blocking their path to parliament, as up to 100,000 Ukrainians massed in defiance of sweeping new laws aimed at stamping out anti-government demonstrations. REUTERS/Andrew Kravchenko (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)Jan. 19 ,2014March 6, 201451

Protesters clash with police on January 19, 2014 during an opposition rally in the centre of the Ukrainian capital Kiev in a show of defiance against strict new curbs on protests. 200,000 protesters expressed frustration over the lack of a clear programme from the opposition leaders after almost two months of protests over the government's ditching of a pact with the EU under Russian pressure. AFP PHOTO / SERGEI SUPINSKY (Photo credit should read SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images)Jan. 19 ,2014March 6, 201452

Protesters dig out a road tile to throw during clashes with police in central Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014. Hundreds of protesters on Sunday clashed with riot police in the center of the Ukrainian capital, after the passage of harsh anti-protest legislation last week seen as part of attempts to quash anti-government demonstrations. The violent scenes further escalated this ex-Soviet republic?s political crisis and showed a rift among opposition leaders, one of whom fought bravely to stop the violence, while others condemned the events from afar. (AP Photo/Evgeny Feldman)Jan. 19 ,2014March 6, 201453

A protester runs during clashes with police, in central Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014. Hundreds of protesters on Sunday clashed with riot police in the center of the Ukrainian capital, after the passage of harsh anti-protest legislation last week seen as part of attempts to quash anti-government demonstrations. The violent scenes further escalated this ex-Soviet republic's political crisis and showed a rift among opposition leaders, one of whom fought bravely to stop the violence, while others condemned the events from afar. (AP Photo/Evgeny Feldman)Jan. 19 ,2014March 6, 201454

Opposition leader and former WBC heavyweight boxing champion Vitali Klitschko, center, is attacked and sprayed with a fire extinguisher as he tries to stop the clashes between police and protesters in central Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014. Hundreds of protesters on Sunday clashed with riot police in the center of the Ukrainian capital, after the passage of harsh anti-protest legislation last week seen as part of attempts to quash anti-government demonstrations. A group of radical activists began attacking riot police with sticks, trying to push their way toward the Ukrainian parliament building, which has been cordoned off by rows of police and buses. (AP Photo / Efrem Lukatsky)Jan. 19 ,2014March 6, 201455

A pro-European integration protester aims his pneumatic gun towards riot police during clashes in Kiev January 20, 2014. Protesters clashed with riot police in the Ukrainian capital after tough anti-protest legislation, which the political opposition says paves the way for a police state, was rushed through parliament last week. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)Jan. 20 ,2014March 6, 201456

Pro-European integration protesters carry Molotov cocktails during clashes with police in Kiev January 20, 2014. Protesters clashed with riot police in the Ukrainian capital on Sunday after tough anti-protest legislation, which the political opposition says paves the way for a police state, was rushed through parliament last week. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)Jan. 20 ,2014March 6, 201457

A pro-European integration protester sits in a burnt police bus after a rally near government administration buildings in Kiev January 20, 2014. Protesters clashed with riot police in the Ukrainian capital on Sunday after tough anti-protest legislation, which the political opposition says paves the way for a police state, was rushed through parliament last week. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)Jan. 20 ,2014March 6, 201458

A pro-European integration protester uses a slingshot during clashes with police in Kiev January 20, 2014. Protesters clashed with riot police in the Ukrainian capital on Sunday after tough anti-protest legislation, which the political opposition says paves the way for a police state, was rushed through parliament last week. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)Jan. 20 ,2014March 6, 201459

A clergyman holds a religious picture during a rally held by pro-European integration protesters in Kiev January 21, 2014. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov urged European governments on Tuesday not to interfere in Ukraine's political crisis and expressed concern that events in Kiev could be spinning out of control. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST RELIGION)Jan. 21 ,2014March 6, 201460

Demonstrators gather stones during a rally held by pro-European integration protesters in Kiev January 21, 2014. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov urged European governments on Tuesday not to interfere in Ukraine's political crisis and expressed concern that events in Kiev could be spinning out of control. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)Jan. 21 ,2014March 6, 201461

Riot police block a street, as stones used by pro-European integration protesters in recent demonstrations lie on the ground, in Kiev January 21, 2014. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov urged European governments on Tuesday not to interfere in Ukraine's political crisis and expressed concern that events in Kiev could be spinning out of control. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)Jan. 21 ,2014March 6, 201462

A demonstrator stands near a barricade during a rally held by pro-European integration protesters in Kiev January 21, 2014. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov urged European governments on Tuesday not to interfere in Ukraine's political crisis and expressed concern that events in Kiev could be spinning out of control. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)Jan. 21 ,2014March 6, 201463

Pro-European protesters with a Molotov cocktail in Kiev, Jan. 22, 2014.Jan. 22 ,2014March 6, 201464

A protester points a handgun during a clash with police in central Kiev, Jan. 22, 2014.Jan. 22 ,2014March 6, 201465

Riot police in Kiev, Jan. 22, 2014.Jan. 22 ,2014March 6, 201466

A pro-European protester carries a tyre to burn during clashes with riot police in Kiev January 22, 2014. Ukraine's prime minister denounced anti-government protesters as "terrorists" on Wednesday, but in what appeared to be his first real move to end weeks of unrest President Viktor Yanukovich held talks with opposition leaders. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)Jan. 22 ,2014March 6, 201467

A pro-European protester looks at Ukrainian riot police during clashes in Kiev January 22, 2014. New clashes broke out on Wednesday between Ukrainian police and protesters demanding the resignation of President Viktor Yanukovich and two demonstrator were reported to have been killed. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)Jan. 22 ,2014March 6, 201468

A pro-European protester swings a metal chain during clashes with riot policemen in Kiev January 22, 2014. The European Union threatened on Wednesday to take action against Ukraine over its handling of anti-government protests after three people died during violent clashes in Kiev. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)Jan. 22 ,2014March 6, 201469

A pro-European protester throws a burning tyre during clashes with riot policemen in Kiev January 22, 2014. The European Union threatened on Wednesday to take action against Ukraine over its handling of anti-government protests after three people died during violent clashes in Kiev. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)Jan. 22 ,2014March 6, 201470

A protester throws a Molotov cocktail during clashes with police in central Kiev, Jan. 22, 2014.Jan. 22 ,2014March 6, 201471

A protestor throws a molotov cocktail at riot police in the centre of Kiev on January 22, 2014. Ukrainian police today stormed protesters' barricades in Kiev as violent clashes erupted and activists said that one person had been shot dead by the security forces. Total of two activists shot dead during clashing. The move by police increased tensions to a new peak after two months of protests over President Viktor Yanukovych's failure to sign a deal for closer ties with the EU. AFP PHOTO/ VASILY MAXIMOVVASILY MAXIMOV/AFP/Getty ImagesJan. 22 ,2014March 6, 201472

A riot police officer (R) looks out as his colleagues take cover behind shields during clashes with pro-European protesters in Kiev January 22, 2014. Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich has agreed to meet the three main opposition leaders on Wednesday for talks on a crisis that has led to violent clashes between protesters and police, said one of the leaders, Arseny Yatsenyuk. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)Jan. 22 ,2014March 6, 201473

A riot police officer points his weapon during clashes with pro-European protesters in Kiev January 22, 2014. Ukraine's prime minister denounced anti-government protesters as "terrorists" on Wednesday, but in what appeared to be his first real move to end weeks of unrest President Viktor Yanukovich held talks with opposition leaders. REUTERS/Stringer (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)Jan. 22 ,2014March 6, 201474

A woman holds a wodden cross as riot policemen aim their weapons during clashes with pro-European protesters in Kiev January 22, 2014. Ukraine's prime minister denounced anti-government protesters as "terrorists" on Wednesday, but in what appeared to be his first real move to end weeks of unrest President Viktor Yanukovich held talks with opposition leaders. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)Jan. 22 ,2014March 6, 201475

Tyres burn in the street, set alight by protesters in clashes with police in central Kiev, Jan. 22, 2014.Jan. 22 ,2014March 6, 201476

Protesters clash with police in central Kiev, Jan. 22, 2014.

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An opposition supporter wears a gas mask during clashes between riot police and anti-government demonstrators in central Kiev, Jan, 22, 2014.Jan. 22 ,2014March 6, 201478

A police officer aims his shotgun during clashes with protesters in central Kiev, Jan. 22, 2014.

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Interior Ministry members hold a man during clashes with pro-European protesters in Kiev January 22, 2014. The European Union threatened on Wednesday to take action against Ukraine over its handling of anti-government protests after three people died during violent clashes in Kiev. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)Jan. 22 ,2014March 6, 201480

A man carries a burning tyre during a rally held by pro-European protesters in Kiev January 22, 2014. Ukraine's prime minister denounced anti-government protesters as "terrorists" on Wednesday, but in what appeared to be his first real move to end weeks of unrest President Viktor Yanukovich held talks with opposition leaders. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)Jan. 22 ,2014March 6, 201481

A man reacts after he was injured during a rally held by pro-European protesters in Kiev January 22, 2014. Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich has agreed to meet the three main opposition leaders on Wednesday for talks on a crisis that has led to violent clashes between protesters and police, said one of the leaders, Arseny Yatsenyuk. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)Jan. 22 ,2014March 6, 201482

An aerial view shows riot police and Interior Ministry members standing in formation as tyres set ablaze by pro-European protesters burn during clashes in Kiev January 22, 2014. Ukraine's prime minister denounced anti-government protesters as "terrorists" on Wednesday, but in what appeared to be his first real move to end weeks of unrest President Viktor Yanukovich held talks with opposition leaders. REUTERS/Stringer (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)Jan. 22 ,2014March 6, 201483

Protesters duck behind a burned vehicle as they clash with police in central Kiev, Jan. 22, 2014.Jan. 22 ,2014March 6, 201484

Riot police and Interior Ministry members stand in formation during clashes with pro-European protesters in Kiev January 22, 2014. Ukraine's prime minister denounced anti-government protesters as "terrorists" on Wednesday, but in what appeared to be his first real move to end weeks of unrest President Viktor Yanukovich held talks with opposition leaders. REUTERS/Stringer (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)Jan. 22 ,2014March 6, 201485

Pro-European protesters are pictured between smoke from burning tyres during clashes with riot police in Kiev January 22, 2014. Ukraine's prime minister denounced anti-government protesters as "terrorists" on Wednesday, but in what appeared to be his first real move to end weeks of unrest President Viktor Yanukovich held talks with opposition leaders. REUTERS/Stringer (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)Jan. 22 ,2014March 6, 201486

Riot police officers gather as they clash with protestors in the center of Kiev on January 22, 2014. Ukrainian police today stormed protesters' barricades in Kiev as violent clashes erupted and activists said that one person had been shot dead by the security forces. Total of two activists shot dead during clashing. The move by police increased tensions to a new peak after two months of protests over President Viktor Yanukovych's failure to sign a deal for closer ties with the EU. AFP PHOTO/ ANATOLII BOIKOANATOLII BOIKO/AFP/Getty ImagesJan. 22 ,2014March 6, 201487

Smoke from burning tyres set ablaze by pro-European protesters rises during clashes with riot police in Kiev January 22, 2014. Ukraine's prime minister denounced anti-government protesters as "terrorists" on Wednesday, but in what appeared to be his first real move to end weeks of unrest President Viktor Yanukovich held talks with opposition leaders. REUTERS/Stringer (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)Jan. 22 ,2014March 6, 201488

A riot police officer looks out as his colleagues take cover behind shields during clashes with pro-European protesters in Kiev January 22, 2014. Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich has agreed to meet the three main opposition leaders on Wednesday for talks on a crisis that has led to violent clashes between protesters and police, said one of the leaders, Arseny Yatsenyuk. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)Jan. 22 ,2014March 6, 201489

Riot police officers hold a man during clashes with pro-European protesters in Kiev, Jan. 22, 2014.Jan. 22 ,2014March 6, 201490

KIEV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 22: Three people were reported dead in Kiev on Wednesday morning, during clashes between police and demonstrators against the government's anti-protest law in Kiev, Ukraine, on January 22, 2014. (Photo by Burak Akbulut/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)Jan. 22 ,2014March 6, 201491

Pro-European protesters stand in line holding wooden sticks during clashes with riot policemen in Kiev January 22, 2014. The European Union threatened on Wednesday to take action against Ukraine over its handling of anti-government protests after three people died during violent clashes in Kiev. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)Jan. 22 ,2014March 6, 201492

22 Jan 2014, Kiev, Ukraine --- Kiev, Ukraine. 22nd January 2014 -- A pro-European protester with a Molotov cocktail towards riot police near burning tyres during clashes in Kiev. -- According to media reports, two men were shot dead 22 January as anti-government protests escalated in Ukraine, causing central Kiev to resemble a war zone with protesters and riot police battling. --- Image by Roman Pilipey/Demotix/CorbisJan. 22 ,2014March 6, 201493

A demonstrator holds an incendiary device as protesters clash with police in the center of Kiev on Jan. 22, 2014.Jan. 22 ,2014March 6, 201494

Protesters use a large slingshot to hurl a Molotov cocktail at police in central Kiev, Jan. 23, 2014.Jan. 23 ,2014March 6, 201495

Pro-European integration protesters take cover from water sprayed from a fire engine at the site of clashes with riot police in Kiev, Jan. 23, 2014.

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A pro-European integration protester fires off fireworks towards riot police during clashes in Kiev January 23, 2014. Ukrainian opposition leaders emerged from crisis talks with President Viktor Yanukovich on Wednesday saying he had failed to give concrete answers to their demands, and told their supporters on the streets to prepare for a police offensive. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)Jan. 23 ,2014March 6, 201497

A pro-European integration protester throws stones towards riot police as others take cover in Kiev January 23, 2014. Ukrainian opposition leaders emerged from crisis talks with President Viktor Yanukovich on Wednesday saying he had failed to give concrete answers to their demands, and told their supporters on the streets to prepare for a police offensive. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)Jan. 23 ,2014March 6, 201498

Pro-European integration protesters take cover from water sprayed from a fire engine at the site of clashes with riot police in Kiev January 23, 2014. Ukrainian opposition leaders emerged from crisis talks with President Viktor Yanukovich on Wednesday saying he had failed to give concrete answers to their demands, and told their supporters on the streets to prepare for a police offensive. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)Jan. 23 ,2014March 6, 201499

Pro-European integration protesters throw stones towards riot police in Kiev January 23, 2014. Ukrainian opposition leaders emerged from crisis talks with President Viktor Yanukovich on Wednesday saying he had failed to give concrete answers to their demands, and told their supporters on the streets to prepare for a police offensive. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)Jan. 23 ,2014March 6, 2014100

A pro-European integration protester walks under water sprayed from a fire engine among burning tyres at the site of clashes with riot police in Kiev January 23, 2014. Ukrainian opposition leaders emerged from crisis talks with President Viktor Yanukovich on Wednesday saying he had failed to give concrete answers to their demands, and told their supporters on the streets to prepare for a police offensive. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)Jan. 23 ,2014March 6, 2014101

Pro-European protesters throw tyres into a fire during street violence in Kiev January 23, 2014. Ukrainian opposition leaders emerged from crisis talks with President Viktor Yanukovich on Wednesday saying he had failed to give concrete answers to their demands, and told their supporters on the streets to prepare for a police offensive. REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)Jan. 23 ,2014March 6, 2014102

Pro-European integration protesters take cover from water sprayed from a fire engine at the site of clashes with riot police in Kiev, Jan. 23, 2014.Jan. 23 ,2014March 6, 2014103

Burning tires in Kiev, Jan. 23, 2014.Jan. 23 ,2014March 6, 2014104

Protestors gather around a fire during a stand off with police on Jan. 23, 2014 in Kiev.Jan. 23 ,2014March 6, 2014105

Anti-government protesters guard a barricade on a street near Dynamo stadium on Jan. 24, 2014 in Kiev.Jan. 24 ,2014March 6, 2014106

Thursday January 24th. Rioting continued between anti-government demonstrators and police in Kiev near the Dynamo Kiev Statium on Hrusehvskoho Street. Rioting went through the night as protesters sought to reinforce their positions.Jan. 24 ,2014March 6, 2014107

Friday January 24th. Rioting continued between anti-government demonstrators and police in Kiev near the Dynamo Kiev Statium on Hrusehvskoho Street. Rioting went through the night as protesters sought to reinforce their positions.Jan. 24 ,2014March 6, 2014108

Ukrainians gather at a barricade during continuous anti-government protests in Kiev, Jan. 24, 2014.Jan. 24 ,2014March 6, 2014109

Incendiary projectiles are ready to be used by anti-government protesters near Dynamo Stadium on Jan. 24, 2014 in Kiev.Jan. 24 ,2014March 6, 2014110

Orthodox priests pray as they stand between pro-European Union activists and police lines in central Kiev, Jan. 24, 2014.

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Clashes in Kiev on Jan. 24, 2014.Jan. 24 ,2014March 6, 2014112

Clashes in Kiev on Jan. 24, 2014.Jan. 24 ,2014March 6, 2014113

Police block the road near the Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers building on Jan. 24, 2014 in Kiev.Jan. 24 ,2014March 6, 2014114

Anti-government protestors clear a channel through barricades near Dynamo Stadium on Jan. 24, 2014 in Kiev.Jan. 24 ,2014March 6, 2014115

An anti-government protester uses a large sling shot during clashes with police on Hrushevskoho Street near Dynamo stadium on Jan. 25, 2014 in Kiev.Jan. 25 ,2014March 6, 2014116

An Orthodox Christian priest prays in front of riot police near protesters' barricades in the frosty morning in central Kiev, Jan. 25, 2014.

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Saturday January 25th. Rioting continued between anti-government demonstrators and police in Kiev near the Dynamo Kiev Statium on Hrusehvskoho Street. Rioting went through the night as protesters sought to reinforce their positions.Jan. 25 ,2014March 6, 2014118

An anti-government protester walks among burned buses during clashes with police on Hrushevskoho Street near Dynamo stadium on Jan. 25, 2014 in Kiev.Jan. 25 ,2014March 6, 2014119

Ukrainian anti-government protesters walk past burning tyres during clashes with riot police in central Kiev early on Jan. 25, 2014.Jan. 25 ,2014March 6, 2014120

A Ukrainian protester burns tires during clashes with police in Kiev on Jan. 25, 2014Jan. 25 ,2014March 6, 2014121

Street fights during very low temperature in Kiev, Jan. 25, 2014.

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Protesters behind barricades in Kiev, Jan. 25, 2014.Jan. 25 ,2014March 6, 2014123

Anti-government protesters gather around a fire to get warm at a road block in Kiev, Jan. 26, 2014.Jan. 26 ,2014March 6, 2014124

Women light candles inside Mikhailovsky Cathedral before a memorial service for Mikhail Zhiznevsky, 25, an anti-government protester who was killed in clashes with police on January 26, 2014 in Kiev.Jan. 26 ,2014March 6, 2014125

Women weep as a casket containing the body of Mikhail Zhiznevsky, 25, an anti-government protester who was killed in clashes with police, is carried past on Jan. 26, 2014 in Kiev.Jan. 26 ,2014March 6, 2014126

A man uses a pole to remove the remains of broken windows at Ukrainian House, which was taken over by anti-government protesters on Jan. 26, 2014 in Kiev.Jan. 26 ,2014March 6, 2014127

Ukrainian protesters hold their flags outside of Mikhaylovsky Cathedral as they pay their final respects to Belarussian protester Mikhail Zhiznevsky during a funeral service in Kiev on Jan. 26, 2014.Jan. 26 ,2014March 6, 2014128

The body of Mikhail Zhiznevsky, 25, an anti-government protester who was killed in clashes with police, rests in the back of a hearse following a memorial service in his honor on Jan. 26, 2014 in Kiev.Jan. 26 ,2014March 6, 2014129

Men carry a casket containing the body of Mikhail Zhiznevsky, 25, an anti-government protester who was killed in clashes with police, outside Mikhailovsky Cathedral after a memorial service there in his honor on Jan. 26, 2014 in Kiev.

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Riot police stand guard opposite anti-government protesters in a park area near a road block in Kiev on Jan. 28, 2014.

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A anti-government protesters rest near a fire next to a road block in Kiev on Jan. 28, 2014.

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Anti-government protesters gather in Independence Square on Jan. 29, 2014 in Kiev.

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Wednesday January 29th 2014. A group of "Mamas", Ukrainian women pleading with police not to attack protesters stage their daily protest in "no man's land" between the police and the demonstrators barricades.Jan. 29 ,2014March 6, 2014134

Wednesday January 29th 2014. Led by Orthodox priests a procession marches to the memorial of the battle of Ktury for an anniversary mass remembering 300 students sent to the town of Kruty on January 29th 1918 to defend the city of Kiev against the advancing Bolshevik. About half of them lost their lives.Jan. 29 ,2014March 6, 2014135

An opposition supporter engraves a baton with the words "Maidan", referring to Kiev's Independence Square, the epicenter of the country's current unrest, Jan. 31, 2014.Jan. 31 ,2014March 6, 2014136

February , 2014March 6, 2014137UKRAINEKiev to Crimea

Feb. 1, 2014. Protesters stand guard near one of the barricade during the continuing protest in Kiev, Ukraine.Feb. 1 , 2014Click to continueMarch 6, 2014138

People gather on a barricade erected by anti-government protesters in Kiev, February 2, 2014.REUTERS/David MdzinarishviliFeb. 2 , 2014Click to continueMarch 6, 2014139

A boy holds a baton and a shield featuring a graffiti of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich at a barricade of anti-government protesters in Kiev, February 2, 2014. The writing on the shield reads, "Get Out!".REUTERS/Thomas PeterFeb. 2 , 2014Click to continueMarch 6, 2014140

Feb. 3, 2014. A protester is reflected in part of a mirror near a barricade during the continuing protests in Kiev, Ukraine.Feb. 3 , 2014Click to continueMarch 6, 2014141

Anti-government protesters warm themselves by a stove at a barricade in Kiev, February 3, 2014. Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich returned to work on Monday, four days after going on sick leave, according to a statement posted on the presidential website. Yanukovich faces a serious crisis and widespread opposition protests.REUTERS/Gleb GaranichFeb. 3 , 2014Click to continueMarch 6, 2014142

Members of the radical group Pravy Sektor practice street fighting in central Kiev, Feb. 3, 2014.Feb. 3 ,2014March 6, 2014143

An anti-government protester shouts slogans at Kiev's Maidan square on Feb. 4, 2014.Feb. 4 ,2014March 6, 2014144

Riot police stand in a cordon facing a barricade of anti-government protesters in Kiev, February 5, 2014.The confrontation between opposition-led protesters and the government of President Viktor Yanukovich, and a refusal to agree a compromise, is weighing on the Ukrainian economy, acting prime minister Serhiy Arbuzov said.REUTERS/David MdzinarishviliFeb. 5 , 2014Click to continueMarch 6, 2014145

Ukrainian anti-government protesters Bogdan (2nd L), 21, and Yulia, 25, get married during their wedding ceremony in a city municipality building occupied by anti-government protesters in Kiev, February 5, 2014.REUTERS/David MdzinarishviliFeb. 5 , 2014Click to continueMarch 6, 2014146

Feb. 5, 2014. An anti-government protester welds steel structures at a barricade in Independence Square.Feb. 5 , 2014Click to continueMarch 6, 2014147

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Police troops stand guard during an anti-government rally near the parliament building in Kiev, February 6, 2014.REUTERS/Gleb GaranichFeb. 6 , 2014March 6, 2014148Click to continue

Feb. 9, 2014. A woman attends a mass rally of the opposition on Independence Square in Kiev.Feb. 9 , 2014March 6, 2014149

Feb. 10, 2014. A girl plays the piano on the barricades on Grushevskogo Street, Kiev, Ukraine.Feb. 10 , 2014March 6, 2014150

Anatoli, a 19-year-old student from the town of Dnepropetrovsk, poses for a picture at the barricades in Kiev, February 10, 2014. "I'm against the current rule, we are protecting our rights. I've been here for 2 weeks already. I will achieve the resignation of the authorities, in order for life to settle and justice to work for all," Anatoli said to Reuters.REUTERS/David MdzinarishviliFeb. 10 , 2014March 6, 2014151

Feb. 11, 2014. Riot police stand behind crosses installed by anti-government protesters in memory of the people who have died and went missing during clashes in Ukraine, near the barricades in Kiev.Feb. 11 , 2014March 6, 2014152

A priest speaks through a megaphone to riot police and anti-government protesters at the site of recent clashes in Kiev, Ukraine, February 12, 2014.REUTERS/Konstantin ChernichkinFeb. 12 , 2014March 6, 2014153

A bulldozer removes barricades at the site of recent clashes with riot police in Kiev February 16, 2014. Scores of Ukrainian anti-government protesters ended a two-month-old occupation of city hall in the capital Kiev on Sunday to meet a government amnesty offer.REUTERS/Vlad SodelFeb. 16 , 2014March 6, 2014154

An anti-government protester removes barricades at the site of recent clashes with riot police in Kiev February 16, 2014. Ukrainian anti-government protesters ended a two-month-old occupation of city hall in the capital Kiev on Sunday to meet an amnesty offer aimed at easing a stand-off over President Viktor Yanukovich's rule.REUTERS/Konstantin ChernichkinFeb. 16 , 2014March 6, 2014155

A man with smoke bombs during anti-government protesters participate in a rally before the Attorney General's building in Kyiv, Ukraine. Protesters equipped with shields and sticks demanding the government stop prosecuting cases aimed at anti-government activists engaged in skirmishes with policeFeb. 16 , 2014March 6, 2014156

March 6, 2014157 February 18, 2014UKRAINEKiev to Crimea

Ukraine: The death toll continues to riseThousands of angry anti-government protesters clashed with police in a new eruption of violence following new maneuvering by Russia and the European Union to gain influence over this former Soviet republic. At least 26 people have already been killed. --Thea BreitePolice clash with anti-government protesters in Kiev on February 18, 2014 and fired rubber bullets at stone-throwing protesters as they demonstrated close to Ukraine's parliament in Kiev. Police also responded with smoke bombs after protesters hurled paving stones at them as they sought to get closer to the heavily-fortified parliament building. (Anatolii Boiko/AFP/Getty ImagesMarch 6, 2014158Feb. 18 , 2014

ATTENTION EDITORS - VISUAL COVERAGE OF SCENES OF INJURY OR DEATHWounded people walk after clashes with riot police in central Kiev February 18, 2014. Ukrainian riot police advanced on the heart of 12-week-old protests against President Viktor Yanukovich on Tuesday and security forces set a deadline to end disturbances after at least five protesters were reported killed in a day of clashes. REUTERS/Vlad Sode (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) TEMPLATE OUT March 6, 2014159

Wounded people are seen after clashes with riot police in central Kiev February 18, 2014.REUTERS//Vlad SodelMarch 6, 2014160Feb. 18 , 2014

Anti-government protesters clash with the police as they storm in the main Police City Office in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on February 18, 2014. Anti-government protesters in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on February 18 seized the regional administration building and police headquarters as clashes raged in Kiev, an AFP correspondent at the scene said. Some 500 demonstrators stormed the regional administration after bombarding it with stones before taking the control of the local police headquarters in the largely pro-EU city. (Yuriy Dyachyshyn/AFP/Getty Images)#March 6, 2014161Feb. 18 , 2014

Anti-government protesters attack an office of the pro-presidential Party of the Regions in Kiev, February 18, 2014.REUTERS/Maksym KudymetsMarch 6, 2014162Feb. 18 , 2014

Anti-government protesters hold a photo of Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovich as they attack an office of the pro-presidential Party of the Regions in Kiev, February 18, 2014.REUTERS/Maksym Kudymets

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Riot police officers and a woman take cover behind shields during clashes between anti-government protesters with police in Kiev, February 18, 2014.REUTERS/Maks LevinMarch 6, 2014164Feb. 18 , 2014

Interior ministry members take cover behind shields during clashes with anti-government protesters in Kiev February 18, 2014.REUTERS/Konstantin ChernichkinMarch 6, 2014165Feb. 18 , 2014

A protester aims with a pistol during clashes with riot police in Kiev February 18, 2014.REUTERS/Konstantin ChernichkinMarch 6, 2014166Feb. 18 , 2014

Ukranian riot police take cover behind their shields during clashes with anti-government protesters near Independence Square in Kiev February 18, 2014.REUTERS/Konstantin Chernichkin

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Anti-government protesters aim their weapons during clashes with riot police at Independence Square in Kiev February 18, 2014.REUTERS/Vasily FedosenkoMarch 6, 2014168Feb. 18 , 2014

Anti-government protesters help an injured man during clashes with riot police at Independence Square in Kiev February 18, 2014.REUTERS/Vasily FedosenkoMarch 6, 2014169Feb. 18 , 2014

Anti-government protesters throw missiles during clashes with riot police at the Independence Square in Kiev January 18, 2014.REUTERS/David MdzinarishviliMarch 6, 2014170Feb. 18 , 2014

An anti-government protester is engulfed in flames during clashes with riot police outside Ukraine's parliament in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014. (Efrem Lukatsky/AP)#March 6, 2014171Feb. 18 , 2014

An anti-government protester prepares to throw a petrol bomb during clashes with riot police at the Independence Square in Kiev February 18, 2014.REUTERS/Vasily FedosenkoMarch 6, 2014172Feb. 18 , 2014

An anti-government protester throws bottles during clashes with riot police at the Independence Square in Kiev February 18, 2014.REUTERS/Vasily FedosenkoMarch 6, 2014173Feb. 18 , 2014

Fireworks explode near anti-government protester during clashes with riot police at the Independence Square in Kiev February 18, 2014.REUTERS/Vasily FedosenkoMarch 6, 2014174Feb. 18 , 2014

Wounded people are seen after clashes with riot police in central Kiev February 18, 2014.REUTERS//Vlad SodelMarch 6, 2014175Feb. 18 , 2014

An anti-government protester throws a Molotov cocktail while attacking an office of the pro-presidential Party of the Regions in Kiev February 18, 2014.REUTERS/Gleb GaranichMarch 6, 2014176Feb. 18 , 2014

Interior Ministry members clash with anti-government protesters during a rally in Kiev February 18, 2014.REUTERS/Vlad SodelMarch 6, 2014177Feb. 18 , 2014

Police look at dead bodies lying on the ground after clashes between anti-government protesters and security officers, in central Kiev February 18, 2014.REUTERS/Konstantin GrishinMarch 6, 2014178Feb. 18 , 2014

Anti-government protesters throw Molotov cocktails as they attack an office of the pro-presidential Party of the Regions in Kiev, February 18, 2014. Several thousand anti-government protesters clashed with police near Ukraine's parliament on Tuesday, torching vehicles and hurling stones in the worst violence to rock the capital Kiev in more than three weeks. As the clashes extended into early afternoon, protesters ransacked a nearby office of Viktor Yanukovich's Party of the Regions.REUTERS/Maksym KudymetsFeb. 18 , 2014March 6, 2014179

Riot policemen stand guard as they are hit by fire caused by molotov cocktails hurled by anti-government protesters during clashes in Kiev February 18, 2014.REUTERS/StringerMarch 6, 2014180Feb. 18 , 2014

Riot policemen detain wounded people after clashes in central Kiev February 18, 2014.REUTERS/StringerMarch 6, 2014181Feb. 18 , 2014

Interior Ministry members and riot police block a street as anti-government protesters gather in front of them amidst heavy smoke during clashes in Kiev February 18, 2014.REUTERS/Maksim LiukovMarch 6, 2014182Feb. 18 , 2014

Interior Ministry members are on fire, caused by molotov cocktails hurled by anti-government protesters, as they stand guard during clashes in Kiev February 18, 2014.REUTERS/Andrew Kravchenko/PoolFeb. 18 ,2014March 6, 2014183

Feb. 18, 2014. Anti-government protesters clash with the police during their storming of Independence Square in Kiev.Feb. 18 ,2014March 6, 2014184

Anti-government protesters use fireworks during clashes with Interior Ministry members and riot police in central Kiev February 18, 2014.REUTERS/Olga YakimovichMarch 6, 2014185Feb. 18 , 2014

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A tree burns during clashes between anti-government protesters and Interior Ministry members and riot police in central Kiev, February 18, 2014.REUTERS/Olga YakimovichRiot police stand near wounded people after clashes in central Kiev, February 18, 2014.REUTERS//Vlad SodelA boy walks by a truck on fire during clashes between anti-government protesters and Interior Ministry members in Kiev, February 18, 2014.REUTERS/Andrew Kravchenko/PoolWounded people lie on the ground after clashes in central Kiev February 18, 2014.REUTERS/StringerFeb. 18 , 2014March 6, 2014186

Interior Ministry members injured during clashes with anti-government protesters are escorted by colleagues in Kiev, February 18, 2014.REUTERS/StringerWounded people are seen after clashes with riot police in central Kiev, February 18, 2014.REUTERS//Vlad SodelAn Interior Ministry member, who was injured during clashes with anti-government protesters, is transported on a stretcher in Kiev, February 18, 2014.REUTERS/Andrew Kravchenko/PoolInterior ministry members aim their rifles during clashes with anti-government protesters in a street near the parliament in Kiev, February 18, 2014.REUTERS/Konstantin ChernichkinFeb. 18 , 2014March 6, 2014187

March 6, 2014188February 19, 2014UKRAINEKiev to Crimea

An aerial view shows Independence Square during clashes between anti-government protesters and Interior Ministry members and riot police in central Kiev February 19, 2014. Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich warned his opponents on Wednesday that he could deploy force against them after what he called their attempt to "seize power" by means of "arson and murder". (Olga Yakimovich/Reuters)#March 6, 2014189Feb. 19 , 2014

A wounded anti-government protester is evacuated during clashes with riot police on Kiev's Independence Square on February 19, 2014. Protesters braced on February 19 for a fresh assault by riot police in central Kiev after a day of clashes left at least 25 people dead in the worst violence since the start of Ukraine's three-month political crisis. (Piero Quaranta/AFP/Getty Images)#March 6, 2014190Feb. 19 , 2014

Anti-government protesters protected themselves with shields during clashes with riot police in Kiev's Independence Square, the epicenter of the country's current unrest, Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014. The deadly clashes in Ukraines capital have drawn sharp reactions from Washington, generated talk of possible European Union sanctions and led to a Kremlin statement blaming Europe and the West. (Sergei Chuzavkov/AP)#March 6, 2014191Feb. 19 , 2014

Anti-government protesters are outside the destroyed regional police office in Lviv February 19, 2014. Police said protesters had seized regional administration headquarters in the cities of Ivano-Frankivsk and Lviv. (Marian Striltsiv /Reuters)#March 6, 2014192Feb. 19 , 2014

Anti-government protesters guard the perimeter of Independence Square on February 19, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. After several weeks of calm, violence has again flared between police and anti-government protesters, who are calling for the ouster of President Viktor Yanukovych over corruption and an abandoned trade agreement with the European Union. (Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)#March 6, 2014193Feb. 19 , 2014

People rest inside Mikhailovsky Zlatoverkhy Cathedral (St. Michael's golden-domed cathedral), which serves as a temporary shelter and a first-aid post for anti-government protesters, in Kiev February 19, 2014.REUTERS/David MdzinarishviliFeb. 19 ,2014March 6, 2014194

Anti-government protesters clash with the police on Independence Square in Kiev early on February 19, 2014. As dawn rose over Kiev's battered city center, protesters hurled paving stones and Molotov cocktails at lines of riot police that had pushed into the heart of the devastated protest camp on Independence Square. (Sergei Supinsky/AFP/Getty Images)#March 6, 2014195Feb. 19 , 2014

A hotel clerk looks out the lobby window at a barricade that was constructed on an adjacent street overnight near the perimeter of Independence Square on February 19, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. (Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)#March 6, 2014196Feb. 19 , 2014

Protesters dig up cobblestones to use them against riot police on Kiev's Independence Square on February 19, 2014. (Genya Savilov/AFP/Getty Images)#March 6, 2014197Feb. 19 , 2014

A portrait of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich burns near the destroyed building of the security service in Lviv February 19, 2014. Opponents of Ukraine's president declared political autonomy in the major western city of Lviv on Wednesday after a night of violence when protesters seized public buildings and forced police to surrender. (Marian Striltsiv/Reuters)#March 6, 2014198Feb. 19 , 2014

An anti-government protester uses a slingshot to throw stones towards riot police on Kiev's Independence Square on February 19, 2014. (Piero Quaranta/AFP/Getty Images)#March 6, 2014199Feb. 19 , 2014

A man walks at the site of clashes between anti-government protesters with Interior Ministry and riot police in Kiev, February 19, 2014. Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich accused pro-European opposition leaders on Wednesday of trying to seize power by force after at least 26 people died in the worst violence since the former Soviet republic gained independence. (Konstantin Grishin/Reuters)#March 6, 2014200Feb. 19 , 2014

Interior Ministry members stand in formation in front of anti-government protesters during a rally in central Kiev in the early hours of February 19, 2014.REUTERS/Viktor GurniakMarch 6, 2014201Feb. 19 , 2014

An injured man is helped by anti-government protesters during clashes with riot police in Independence Square in Kiev February 19, 2014.REUTERS/David MdzinarishviliMarch 6, 2014202Feb. 19 , 2014

An anti-government protester descends from a burning building during clashes with riot police in Independence Square in Kiev February 19, 2014.REUTERS/Vasily FedosenkoMarch 6, 2014203Feb. 19 , 2014

A general view shows clashes at Independence Square in Kiev February 19, 2014.REUTERS/Vasily FedosenkoMarch 6, 2014204Feb. 19 , 2014

Anti-government protesters clash with riot police at Independence Square in Kiev February 19, 2014.REUTERS/Vasily FedosenkoMarch 6, 2014205Feb. 19 , 2014

Ukrainian women prepare Molotov cocktails at Independence Square in Kiev February 19, 2014.REUTERS/Vasily FedosenkoMarch 6, 2014206Feb. 19 , 2014

A man prays as people rest inside Mikhailovsky Zlatoverkhy Cathedral, which serves as a temporary shelter and a first-aid post for anti-government protesters, in Kiev, February 19, 2014.REUTERS/StringerFeb. 19 , 2014An aerial view shows Independence Square during clashes between anti-government protesters and Interior Ministry members and riot police in central Kiev February 19, 2014.REUTERS/Olga YakimovichAnti-government protesters take cover behind shields as they gather in Independence Square in central Kiev February 19, 2014. Ukraine's interim prime minister said on Wednesday that protests which brought violent clashes with police on Tuesday amounted to an attempted coup.REUTERS/David MdzinarishviliAn anti-government protester smoke while manning a barricade in Kiev's Independence Square February 19, 2014.REUTERS/Yannis BehrakisMarch 6, 2014207

Smoke rises above Independence Square during anti-government protests in central Kiev in the early hours of February 19, 2014.REUTERS/Petro ZadorozhnyAnti-government protesters throw stones towards Interior Ministry members and riot police in Independence Square in central Kiev February 19, 2014.REUTERS/Vasily FedosenkoAnti-government protesters gather and break stones during a rally in central Kiev, February 19, 2014.REUTERS/Vasily FedosenkoAnti-government protesters stand behind burning barricades in Kiev's Independence Square, February 19, 2014.REUTERS/Yannis BehrakisFeb. 19 , 2014March 6, 2014208

A woman carries sandwiches as anti-government protesters gather in Independence Square in central Kiev, February 19, 2014.REUTERS/David MdzinarishviliAn anti-government protester takes cover behind a shield during a rally in Independence Square in central Kiev, February 19, 2014.REUTERS/David MdzinarishviliAnti-government protesters use a sling as they fire objects towards Interior Ministry members and riot police in central Kiev, February 19, 2014.REUTERS/Vasily FedosenkoAnti-government protesters carry timber as they gather in Independence Square in central Kiev, February 19, 2014.REUTERS/David MdzinarishviliFeb. 19 , 2014March 6, 2014209

An aerial view shows Independence Square during clashes between anti-government protesters and Interior Ministry members and riot police in central Kiev February 19, 2014.REUTERS/Olga Yakimovich

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Feb. 19, 2014. Riot police officers stand on Independence Square during on-going anti-government protests in downtown Kiev, Ukraine.Feb. 19 ,2014March 6, 2014211

Anti-government stand on a grass bank during clashes with riot police Independence Square in Kiev February 20, 2014.REUTERS/Maks LevinFeb. 20, 2014March 6, 2014212

An anti-government protester shoots an improvised device during clashes with riot police in the Independence Square in Kiev February 20, 2014.REUTERS/StringerFeb. 20, 2014March 6, 2014213

Anti-government protesters carry bags filled with stones to build barricades around the Independence Square during clashes with riot police in Kiev February 20, 2014.REUTERS/Vasily FedosenkoFeb. 20, 2014March 6, 2014214

An anti-government protester reels barbed wire around a barricade during clashes with riot police in the Independence Square in Kiev February 20, 2014.REUTERS/Konstantin ChernichkinFeb. 20, 2014March 6, 2014215

Anti-government protesters carry bags filled with stones to build barricades around the Independence Square during clashes with riot police in Kiev February 20, 2014.REUTERS/Vasily FedosenkoFeb. 20, 2014March 6, 2014216

Anti-government protesters carry an injured man on a stretcher in Independence Square in Kiev February 20, 2014.REUTERS/Vasily FedosenkoFeb. 20, 2014March 6, 2014217

An anti-government protester aims a rifle during clashes with riot police in Independence Square in Kiev February 20, 2014.REUTERS/Maks Levin

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Anti-government protesters carry a man with a bullet wound on his leg during clashes with riot police in the Independence Square in Kiev February 20, 2014.REUTERS/Yannis BehrakisFeb. 20, 2014March 6, 2014219

A woman reacts as anti-government protesters place a dead body on a stretcher after violence erupted in the Independence Square in Kiev February 20, 2014.REUTERS/Vasily FedosenkoFeb. 20, 2014March 6, 2014220

Anti-government protesters carry an injured man on a stretcher in Independence Square in Kiev February 20, 2014.REUTERS/David MdzinarishviliFeb. 20, 2014March 6, 2014221

A priest talks on a telephone in the hotel Ukraine near bodies of anti-government protesters killed during clashes with riot police in Kiev February 20, 2014.REUTERS/David MdzinarishviliFeb. 20 , 2014March 6, 2014222

Anti-government protesters reel barbed wire around a barricade during clashes with riot police in the Independence Square in Kiev February 20, 2014.REUTERS/Konstantin ChernichkinAn anti-government protester sets up a barricade using bricks in central Kiev February 20, 2014.REUTERS/David MdzinarishviliAnti-government protesters pass on rocks as they help comrades to set up a new barricade in central Kiev February 20, 2014.REUTERS/Yannis BehrakisAnti-government protesters clean the Independence Square after clashes with riot police in Kiev February 20, 2014.REUTERS/Konstantin ChernichkinFeb. 20 ,2014March 6, 2014223

Anti-government protesters fill bags to build new barricades after clashes with riot police in Independence Square in Kiev February 20, 2014.REUTERS/David MdzinarishviliAnti-government protesters carry bags filled with stones to build barricades around the Independence Square during clashes with riot police in Kiev February 20, 2014.REUTERS/Vasily FedosenkoAnti-government protesters pile pavement bricks to build barricades around the Independence Square during clashes with riot police in Kiev February 20, 2014.REUTERS/Vasily FedosenkoAnti-government protesters push a cart with bags filled with stones to build barricades in central Kiev February 20, 2014.REUTERS/David MdzinarishviliFeb. 20 ,2014March 6, 2014224

Anti-government protesters set up a barricade using bricks in central Kiev February 20, 2014.REUTERS/David MdzinarishviliAnti-government protesters push logs to build barricades during clashes with riot police in the Independence Square in Kiev February 20, 2014.REUTERS/Konstantin ChernichkinAn anti-government protester carries tyres through the rubble after violence erupted in the Independence Square in Kiev February 20, 2014.REUTERS/Yannis BehrakisAnti-government protesters carry bags filled with stones to build barricades in central Kiev February 20, 2014.REUTERS/David MdzinarishviliFeb. 20 ,2014March 6, 2014225

Anti-government protesters pass on bricks to help comrades to set up a barricade in central Kiev February 20, 2014.REUTERS/David MdzinarishviliAn anti-government protester carries tyres to build new barricades after clashes with riot police in Independence Square in Kiev February 20, 2014.REUTERS/David MdzinarishviliAnti-government protesters sit in front of a barricade in central Kiev February 20, 2014.REUTERS/David MdzinarishviliAnti-government protesters pass bricks to each other as they build new barricades after clashes with riot police in Independence Square in Kiev February 20, 2014.REUTERS/David MdzinarishviliFeb. 20 ,2014March 6, 2014226

A protestor stands near barricades during clashes with riot police in central Kiev on February 20. At least 25 protesters were killed on February 20 in fresh clashes between thousands of demonstrators and heavily armed riot police. (Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images)#Feb. 20 ,2014March 6, 2014227

A paramedic looks at the identification document of a killed anti-government protester, in central Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014. A brief truce in Ukraine's embattled capital failed Thursday, spiraling into fierce clashes between police and anti-government protesters. (Darko Bandic/AP)#Feb. 20 ,2014March 6, 2014228

An injured man reacts as he is carried on a stretcher by anti-government protesters after clashes with riot police in the Independence Square in Kiev February 20, 2014.REUTERS/Yannis BehrakisFeb. 20 ,2014March 6, 2014229

A man holds the hand of his dead son during the transfer of over a dozen of corpses from a hotel lobby to a local hospital following clashes with riot police at Independence Square in Kiev, February 20, 2014.REUTERS/Yannis BehrakisThe helmet of a dead anti-government protester lies on bloody sheets in the lobby of the hotel Ukraine in Kiev, February 20, 2014.REUTERS/David MdzinarishviliAnti-government protesters carry tyres to their barricades after clashes with riot police in the Independence Square in Kiev February 20, 2014.REUTERS/Yannis BehrakisAnti-government protesters carry logs to build barricades after violence erupted in the Independence Square in Kiev February 20, 2014.REUTERS/Vasily FedosenkoFeb. 20 ,2014March 6, 2014230

Anti-government protesters carry an injured man on a stretcher after violence erupted in the Independence Square in Kiev February 20, 2014.REUTERS/David MdzinarishviliAn injured man reacts as he is attended by anti-government protesters during clashes with riot police in the Independence Square in Kiev February 20, 2014.REUTERS/Stringer

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An anti-government protester reacts following clashes with riot police in Independence Square in Kiev, February 20, 2014.REUTERS/Vasily FedosenkoA priest assists an injured anti-government protester following clashes with riot police in Independence Square in Kiev February 20, 2014.REUTERS/Vasily FedosenkoAn anti-government protester reacts in front of dead bodies covered with blankets after violence erupted in the Independence Square in Kiev February 20, 2014.REUTERS/Vasily FedosenkoFeb. 20 ,2014March 6, 2014232

An injured man reacts as he is attended to by anti-government protesters during clashes with riot police in Independence Square in Kiev, February 20, 2014.REUTERS/StringerAn anti-government protester carries a barrel after clashes with riot police in the Independence Square in Kiev, February 20, 2014.REUTERS/Yannis BehrakisFeb. 20 ,2014March 6, 2014233

A woman reacts in front of dead bodies of anti-government protesters dead body on a stretcher after violence erupted in the Independence Square in Kiev February 20, 2014.REUTERS/Vasily FedosenkoAnti-government protesters attend an injured man during clashes with riot police in the Independence Square in Kiev February 20, 2014.REUTERS/Konstantin ChernichkinBlood and stretchers are seen on the pavement during clashes with riot police near Independence Square in Kiev February 20, 2014.REUTERS/Maks LevinA woman reacts as dead bodies are seen on the ground following violence in Independence Square in Kiev February 20, 2014.REUTERS/Konstantin ChernichkinFeb. 20 ,2014March 6, 2014234

Dead bodies are seen on the ground after clashes between anti-government protesters and riot police in the Independence Square in Kiev February 20, 2014.REUTERS/Petro ZadorozhnyyMedical personnel prepare an improvised field hospital in the lobby of hotel Ukraine during clashes between anti-government demonstrators and riot police in Kiev February 20, 2014.REUTERS/Vasily FedosenkoAn injured man reacts as he is carried on a stretcher by anti-government protesters after clashes with riot police in the Independence Square in Kiev February 20, 2014.REUTERS/Yannis BehrakisA man covers a dead body in Independence Square in Kiev February 20, 2014.REUTERS/Vasily FedosenkoFeb. 20 ,2014March 6, 2014235

Injured men receive medical assistance in Independence Square in Kiev February 20, 2014.REUTERS/Vasily FedosenkoA priest assists an injured anti-government protester following clashes with riot police in Independence Square in Kiev February 20, 2014.REUTERS/Vasily FedosenkoWounded people are seen after clashes with riot police in central Kiev February 18, 2014.REUTERS//Vlad SodelFeb. 20 ,2014March 6, 2014236

People pray near the bodies of anti-government protesters killed during clashes with riot police in Kiev February 20, 2014.REUTERS/StringerFeb. 20 ,2014March 6, 2014237

Feb. 20, 2014. Protesters burn as they stand behind burning barricades during clashes with police in Kiev, Ukraine.Feb. 20 ,2014March 6, 2014238

Feb. 20, 2014. An injured man struggles to breathe as he is carried on a stretcher by anti-government protesters after clashes with riot police in the Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine.

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Anti-government protesters carry an injured man on a stretcher after clashes with riot police in the Independence Square in Kiev February 20, 2014.REUTERS/Yannis BehrakisFeb. 20 ,2014March 6, 2014240

Feb. 20, 2014. A protester holds an Ukranian national flag from a burned building during a face-off against police in Kiev. Ukraine.Feb. 20 ,2014March 6, 2014241

Feb. 20, 2014. Bodies of anti-government protesters killed in clashes with police lay at the Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine.Feb. 20 ,2014March 6, 2014242

An anti-government protester waves the national flag from the top of a statue during clashes with riot police in the Independence Square in Kiev February 20, 2014.REUTERS/Stringer

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An anti-government protester stands watch at front-line barricades near Independence Square, on February 20, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. After several weeks of calm, violence has again flared between anti-government protesters and police, with dozens killed. (Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)Feb. 20 ,2014March 6, 2014244

20 FEB 2014. KIEV, UKRAINE.REUTERS/DAVID MDZINARISHVILIFeb. 20 ,2014March 6, 2014245

Interior Ministry members in plain-clothes who were detained by anti-government protesters during clashes, are escorted out after they were granted freedom in central Kiev February 21, 2014.REUTERS/Olga YakimovichFeb. 21, 2014March 6, 2014246

An anti-government protester prepares traditional Ukranian soup in Kiev's Independence square early February 21, 2014.REUTERS/Yannis BehrakisFeb. 21, 2014March 6, 2014247

Anti-government protester reads a magazine in Kiev's Independence square early February 21, 2014.REUTERS/Yannis BehrakisFeb. 21, 2014March 6, 2014248

An anti-government protester sits in a car built into a barricade in Kiev February 21, 2014.REUTERS/Baz RatnerGermany Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier (L) signs an EU-mediated peace deal between Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovich and opposition leaders, aiming to end a violent standoff that has left dozens dead and opening the way for a early presidential election this year, at the presidential headquarters in Kiev February 21, 2014.REUTERS/PoolGermany Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier (L) and Ukrainian opposition leader Vitaly Klitschko (R) sign an EU-mediated peace deal between Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovich and opposition leaders, aiming to end a violent standoff that has left dozens dead and opening the way for a early presidential election this year, at the presidential headquarters in Kiev February 21, 2014.REUTERS/Konstantin ChernichkinAn anti-government protester mans a barricade in Kiev February 21, 2014.REUTERS/Baz RatnerFeb. 21 ,2014March 6, 2014249

A man prays by a barricade near Independence Square in Kiev February 21, 2014.REUTERS/Yannis BehrakisAn anti-government protester throws a burning tyre at a barricade in Kiev February 21, 2014.REUTERS/Baz RatnerAn anti-government protester tends a fire as he mans a barricade in Kiev February 21, 2014.REUTERS/Baz RatnerPeople attend the funeral of an anti-government protester who was killed during Thursday's clashes with riot police, in Lviv February 21, 2014. A breakthrough peace deal for Ukraine halted two days of violence that had turned the centre of the capital into a war zone and killed 77 people, bringing sweeping political change that met many demands of the pro-European opposition.REUTERS/Marian StriltsivFeb. 21 ,2014March 6, 2014250

Feb. 21, 2014.A scarecrow like mock anti-government protestor is pictured on a barricade between protestors and government forces in Kiev., Ukraine.Feb. 21 ,2014March 6, 2014251

An anti-government protester mans a barricade in Kiev February 21, 2014. Violence flared again in Kiev on Friday as Ukraine's opposition politicians pondered a draft deal with Russian-backed President Viktor Yanukovich. (David Mdzinarishvili/Reuters)#Feb. 21 ,2014March 6, 2014252

A priest holds a crucifix at a barricade in Kiev February 21, 2014. Violence flared again in Kiev on Friday as Ukraine's opposition politicians pondered a draft deal with Russian-backed President Viktor Yanukovich. (Baz Ratner/Reuters)#Feb. 21 ,2014March 6, 2014253

A man attends a funeral service for two anti-government protesters who were killed after days of violence in Kiev February 22, 2014. Protesters seized the Kiev office of President Viktor Yanukovich on Saturday and the opposition demanded a new election be held by May, as the pro-Russian leader's grip on power rapidly eroded following bloodshed in the capital. (Baz Ratner/Reuters)#Feb. 22 ,2014March 6, 2014254

People carry a coffin of a man who was killed during recent clashes, as they gather at Independence Square on February 22, 2014. Newly freed Ukrainian opposition icon Yulia Tymoshenko received a rapturous welcome on Independence Square on February 22, 2014, declaring "You are heroes, you are the best of Ukraine" to the 50,000-strong crowd before breaking down in tears. The latest developments in the ex-Soviet nation's three-month political crisis came after protesters took control of Kiev's charred city centre and seized Yanukovych's lavish residence on a day of dramatic twists and turns. AFP PHOTO /BULENT KILICBULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty ImagesFeb. 22 ,2014March 6, 2014255

An alleged sniper (C) and member of the pro-government forces is beaten by anti-government protestors in Kiev on February 22, 2014. The regime of Ukraine's president appeared close to collapse on February 22 as the emboldened opposition took control of central Kiev and key government and parliament positions and voted to immediately free its jailed leader Yulia Tymoshenko. AFP PHOTO / BULENT KILICBULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty ImagesFeb. 22 ,2014March 6, 2014256

People look through windows of the Mezhyhirya residence of Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovich as anti-government protesters and journalists walk on the grounds in the village Novi Petrivtsi, outside Kiev February 22, 2014. Hundreds of people entered the grounds of Yanukovich's sprawling residence outside Kiev on Saturday but had not gone inside the building itself, a Reuters photographer said. REUTERS/Konstantin Chernichkin (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) - RTX19BUIFeb. 22 ,2014March 6, 2014257

An anti-government protester waits outside the parliament building in Kiev on February 22, 2014. Ukraine's parliament on February 22 voted to hold early presidential elections on May 25, passing a resolution stating that Viktor Yanukovych had failed to properly fulfill his duties as president. The resolution said that Yanukovych "is removing himself (from power) because he is not fulfilling his obligations, and (that parliament) is setting elections for May 25." (Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images)#Feb. 22 ,2014March 6, 2014258

Anti-government protesters stand guard in front of the parliament building in Kiev on February 22, 2014. (Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images)#Feb. 22 ,2014March 6, 2014259

Jaroslaw Seleznov, a protester from the Ukraine who was injured during clashes on in Kiev's Independence Square, is in a hospital room in Warsaw, Poland, 22 February 2014. Ukraine's Health Ministry said that the unrest in Kiev had claimed at least 77 lives since 18 February. Protest leaders put the death toll higher and doctors affiliated with the opposition said more than 100 people died in clashes on 20 February. (Radek Pietruszka/EPA)#Feb. 22 ,2014March 6, 2014260

Flowers are left at a barricade in memory of anti-government protesters killed in recent clashes in central Kiev February 22, 2014. Ukraine's parliament voted on Saturday to remove President Viktor Yanukovich, who abandoned his Kiev office to protesters and denounced what he described as a coup after a week of fighting in the streets of the capital. (Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)#Feb. 22 ,2014March 6, 2014261

An anti-government protester in the Independence Square in Kiev on February 22, 2014. Protesters seized the Kiev office of President Viktor Yanukovich on Saturday and the opposition demanded a new election be held by May, as the pro-Russian leader's grip on power rapidly eroded following bloodshed in the capital. (Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)#Feb. 22 ,2014March 6, 2014262

A woman poses for a picture with the figures of Soviet soldiers at the base of the Soviet Army monument, parts of which have been painted in the colors of the Ukrainian flag by an unknown person, in Sofia February 23, 2014.REUTERS/Pierre MarsautFeb. 23 ,2014March 6, 2014263

A woman kneels in front of Ukrainian riot police unit "Berkut" as they stand by during rallies by anti and pro-Yanukovich supporters in the eastern city of Donetsk, February 23, 2014.REUTERS/Vasily FedosenkoFeb. 23 ,2014March 6, 2014264

An anti-government protestor waits at the entrance of Independence square in Kiev on February 23, 2014. A new era opened in Ukraine on February 23 as parliament gave itself three days to form a new government after impeaching a defiant president Viktor Yanukovych and calling early elections following a week of carnage. Yanukovych's whereabouts remained a mystery amid claims he tried and failed to escape the country and was hiding out in the east, his historic power base, where localised, minor clashes erupted overnight. AFP PHOTO / BULENT KILICBULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty ImagesFeb. 23 ,2014March 6, 2014265

A woman attends a religious service at a church in Kiev February 23, 2014.REUTERS/David MdzinarishviliFeb. 23 ,2014March 6, 2014266

A carnation is placed by mourners onto a barricade in Kiev's Independent Square February 24, 2014. Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich, ousted after bloody street protests in which demonstrators were shot by police snipers, is wanted for mass murder, authorities announced on Monday. (Yannis Behrakis/Reuters)#Feb. 24 ,2014March 6, 2014267

Gas masks from opposition supporters are seen next to a barricade in Kiev's Independence Square Monday, Feb. 24, 2014. Ukraine's acting government issued a warrant Monday for the arrest of President Viktor Yanukovych, last reportedly seen in the pro-Russian Black Sea peninsula of Crimea, accusing him of mass crimes against protesters who stood up for months against his rule. (Emilio Morenatti/AP)#Feb. 24 ,2014March 6, 2014268

Flowers and a portrait of a dead anti-government protester lay on a barricade in central Kiev on February 24, 2014. (Louisa Gouliamamaki/AFP/Getty Images)#Feb. 24 ,2014March 6, 2014269

A bathroom at the Mezhyhirya, the private residence of ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, near Kiev on February 24, 2014. Crowds of protesters journalists and ordinary citizens entered his incredibly luxurious compound . Besides his huge mansion, the president had his own private zoo, golf course, helipad, and a massive boat.#Feb. 24 ,2014March 6, 2014270

A Right Sector anti-Yanukovich protester guards a barricade in central Kiev February 24, 2014.REUTERS/Baz RatnerFeb. 24 ,2014March 6, 2014271

An anti-Yanukovich sticker is on a burnt truck near the house of parliament in Kiev February 24, 2014. (Baz Ratner/Reuters)#Feb. 24 ,2014March 6, 2014272

An interior view from the house of Ukraine's former prosecutor general Viktor Pshonka in the village of Gorenichy outside Kiev, Ukraine, February 24, 2014.REUTERS/Konstantin ChernichkinFeb. 24 ,2014March 6, 2014273

Local riot police kneel as they apologize to Lviv residents for taking part in an operation against anti-government protesters in Kiev but said that they did not beat protesters, during a rally in central Lviv, Ukraine February 24, 2014.REUTERS/Roman BalukFeb. 24 ,2014March 6, 2014274

A woman lights a candle to pay her respects to fallen anti-Yanukovich protesters in central Lviv, Ukraine February 24, 2014.REUTERS/Marian StriltsivFeb. 24 ,2014March 6, 2014275

A man sits on a chair in the house of Ukraine's former prosecutor general Viktor Pshonka in the village of Gorenichy outside Kiev February 24, 2014.REUTERS/Konstantin ChernichkinFeb. 24 ,2014March 6, 2014276

A woman mourns before a makeshift memorial in front of a barricade for those killed in recent violence in Kiev's Independence Square February 25, 2014. Ukraine's parliament voted to send fugitive President Viktor Yanukovich to be tried by the International Criminal Court for "serious crimes" committed during violent anti-government protests in which scores were killed.REUTERS/Yannis BehrakisA carnation is seen at a makeshift memorial atop a barricade made of vehicle tyres for those killed in recent violence in Kiev's Independence Square February 25, 2014.REUTERS/Yannis BehrakisA woman mourns before a makeshift memorial for those killed in recent violence in Kiev's Independence Square February 25, 2014.REUTERS/Yannis BehrakisPhotos of some of those killed in recent violence are seen at a makeshift memorial in Kiev's Independence Square February 25, 2014.REUTERS/Yannis BehrakisFeb. 25 ,2014March 6, 2014277

Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet lays a wreath at a make-shift memorial for those killed in recent violence in Kiev February 25, 2014.REUTERS/KonstantinA woman mourns before a makeshift memorial in front of a barricade for those killed in recent violence in Kiev's Independence Square February 25, 2014.REUTERS/Yannis BehrakisA man mourns at a make-shift memorial for those killed in recent violence in Kiev February 25, 2014.REUTERS/Konstantin ChernichkinPeople mourn at a make-shift memorial for those killed in recent violence in Kiev February 25, 2014.REUTERS/Konstantin ChernichkinFeb. 25 ,2014March 6, 2014278

A man mourns at a make-shift memorial for those killed in recent violence in Kiev February 25, 2014.REUTERS/Konstantin ChernichkinAn anti-Yanukokvich protester stands behind a shield as people lay flowers at a makeshift memorial for those killed in recent violence in Kiev February 25, 2014.REUTERS/David MdzinarishviliPeople mourn at a make-shift memorial for those killed in recent violence in Kiev February 25, 2014.REUTERS/Konstantin ChernichkinPeople walk past a makeshift memorial for those killed in recent violence in Kiev February 25, 2014.REUTERS/David MdzinarishviliFeb. 25 ,2014March 6, 2014279

Anti-Yanukovych protesters sit next to a shop occupied by demonstrators in Kiev's Independence Square, the epicenter of the country's current unrest, Ukraine, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014. The Ukrainian parliament on Tuesday delayed the formation of a new government, reflecting political tensions and economic challenges following the ouster of the Russia-backed president. Parliament speaker Oleksandr Turchinov, who was named Ukraine's interim leader after President Viktor Yanukovych fled the capital, said that a new government should be in place by Thursday, instead of Tuesday, as he had earlier indicated. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)Feb. 25 ,2014March 6, 2014280

TOPSHOTSA woman cries as she stay on Kiev's Independence Square on February 25, 2014. Ukraine issued an arrest warrant Monday for ousted president Viktor Yanukovych over the "mass murder" of protesters and appealed for $35 billion in Western aid to pull the crisis-hit country from the brink of economic collapse. The dramatic announcements by the ex-Soviet nation's new Western-leaning team -- approved by parliament over a chaotic weekend that saw the pro-Russian leader go into hiding -- came as a top EU envoy arrived in Kiev to buttress its sudden tilt away from Moscow. AFP PHOTO/ BULENT KILICBULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty ImagesFeb. 25 ,2014March 6, 2014281

Tens of thousands gather in Kiev's Independence square to hear the line-up of the new pro-Western cabinet on February 26, 2014. The line-up of the new pro-Western cabinet is due to be read out to the masses on Kiev's barricades-riven Independence Square -- the crucible of the latest wave of protests and also the site of the pro-democracy 2004 Orange Revolution that first nudged Ukraine on its Westward course.AFP PHOTO/BULENT KILIC (Photo credit should read BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images)Feb. 26 ,2014March 6, 2014282

Women hold pictures of protesters who were killed in clashes with police during recent demonstrations as they take part in a commemerative procession in central Kiev on February 26, 2014. Ukraine's pro-Western interim leaders were set to unveil their new cabinet today after disbanding the feared riot police as they sought to build confidence in the splintered and economically ravaged ex-Soviet nation. AFP PHOTO/BULENT KILICBULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty ImagesFeb. 26 ,2014March 6, 2014283

A protestor rests around a fire near barricades in central Kiev on February 26, 2014. Ukraine's pro-Western interim leaders were set to unveil their new cabinet today after disbanding the feared riot police as they sought to build confidence in the splintered and economically ravaged ex-Soviet nation. AFP PHOTO/BULENT KILICBULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty ImagesFeb. 26 ,2014March 6, 2014284

Crisis in Crimea

March 6, 2014285UKRAINEKiev to Crimea

Ukrainian men help pull one another out of a stampede as a flag of Crimea is seen during clashes at rallies held by ethnic Russians and Crimean Tatars near the Crimean parliament building in Simferopol February 26, 2014.REUTERS/Baz RatnerFeb. 26 ,2014March 6, 2014286

Ukrainian police officers guard local government building during a protest in Simferopol, Feb. 26, 2014.Feb. 26 ,2014March 6, 2014287

Ukrainian and Russian supporters clash during a protest near the Parliament building in Simferopol, Feb. 26, 2014.Feb. 26 ,2014March 6, 2014288

Pro-Russian activists pray near the Crimean Parliament building in Simferopol, Feb. 26, 2014.Feb. 26 ,2014March 6, 2014289

A Ukrainian man walks away after being injured in a stampede during clashes at rallies held by ethnic Russians and Crimean Tatars near the Crimean parliament building in Simferopol, Feb. 26, 2014.Feb. 26 ,2014March 6, 2014290

Crimean Tatars hold flags during rallies near the Crimean parliament building in Simferopol, Feb. 26, 2014.Feb. 26 ,2014March 6, 2014291

A Pro-Russian demonstrator waves Russian and Crimea flags atop an old Soviet Army tank during a protest in front of a local government building in Simferopol, Feb. 27, 2014.Feb. 27 ,2014March 6, 2014292

People carry a giant Russian flag during a pro-Russian rally in Simferopol, Feb. 27, 2014.Feb. 27 ,2014March 6, 2014293

Sheep graze next to an old election sign on a road from Simferopol to Sevastopol, Feb. 27, 2014.Feb. 27 ,2014March 6, 2014294

A man gestures during a pro-Russian rally outside the Crimean parliament building in Simferopol, Feb. 27, 2014.Feb. 27 ,2014March 6, 2014295

Barricades block the entrance to government buildings in Simferopol, Crimea, with a banner that reads "Crimea Russia," F