International leaders express outrage, urge peace in Ukraine (UPDATE)

Feb. 18, 2014, 8:23 p.m. | Mark Rachkevych, Nataliya Trach

Policeman evacuate a wounded colleague during clashes with anti-government protesters in Kiev on February 18, 2014. Ukrainian anti-government protestors on Tuesday took back control of Kiev's city hall following bloody clashes with riot police just two days after vacating the building, an AFP correspondent at the scene said. Protesters guarded the entrance and some 30 activists were setting up a first aid point inside the building, which the opposition had left on Sunday as part of an amnesty deal with the authorities. AFP PHOTO/ ANATOLII STEPANOV
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An 11 p.m. on Feb. 18, an emergency meeting had been scheduled between President Viktor Yanukovych and the nation's three opposition political leaders to resolve an escalating crisis that is bringing the nation closer to the brink of a civil war. But it was unclear whether the meeting would take place amid the ongoing violence on Independence Square.

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International leaders express outrage, urge peace in Ukraine (UPDATE)

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