70,000 protesters march in Kiev, Ukraine
(VOVworld) - An estimated 70,000 pro-Western Ukrainians marched through central Kiev yesterday to protest President Viktor Yanukovych.
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A man stands with a Ukrainian flag during an anti-government rally in Kiev on Sunday
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Wearing yellow and blue ribbons - the colours of Ukraine and the European Union, the protesters put pressure on Yanukovych to appoint a new pro-Western government. The number of protesters has considerably decreased compared to last month. President Yanukovych's refusal to sign an EU association agreement last November provoked discontent among pro-Western Ukrainians and ignited protests demanding that the government resign.