Newlyweds Mikhail and Margarita Nakonechniy kiss in front of barricades on Independence Square in a gesture of support for pro-Europe activists in Kiev, Ukraine, on Saturday, December 21. Protesters have poured into the streets of the Ukrainian capital, angered by their government's move away from the European Union in favor of closer ties with Russia.
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Newlyweds Mikhail and Margarita Nakonechniy kiss in front of barricades on Independence Square in a gesture of support for pro-Europe activists in Kiev, Ukraine, on Saturday, December 21. Protesters have poured into the streets of the Ukrainian capital, angered by their government's move away from the European Union in favor of closer ties with Russia.
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Protesters fill Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine, on Tuesday, December 17.
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Protesters fill Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine, on Tuesday, December 17.
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A girl wearing a traditional Ukrainian wreath attends an opposition rally in Independence Square on December 17.
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A girl wearing a traditional Ukrainian wreath attends an opposition rally in Independence Square on December 17.
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A young girl stands next to police officers guarding the presidential offices in central Kiev on December 17.
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A young girl stands next to police officers guarding the presidential offices in central Kiev on December 17.
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Protesters sit behind wood bricks in Independence Square on December 17. Written on the bricks are names of Ukrainian settlements whose inhabitants are taking part in the demonstrations.
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Protesters sit behind wood bricks in Independence Square on December 17. Written on the bricks are names of Ukrainian settlements whose inhabitants are taking part in the demonstrations.
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Flowers are stuck on barriers in front of Ukrainian Interior forces guarding Kiev's administrative district on December 17.
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Flowers are stuck on barriers in front of Ukrainian Interior forces guarding Kiev's administrative district on December 17.
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Pro-EU activists march in Kiev on December 17.
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Pro-EU activists march in Kiev on December 17.
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Pro-EU activists stand guard at barricades guarding a heavily fortified tent camp in Independence Square on December 17.
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Pro-EU activists stand guard at barricades guarding a heavily fortified tent camp in Independence Square on December 17.
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Activists warm themselves beside a bonfire as they guard barricades at Independence Square on Monday, December 16.
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Activists warm themselves beside a bonfire as they guard barricades at Independence Square on Monday, December 16.
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Pro-EU activists cook during a rally in Independence Square on Sunday, December 15.
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Pro-EU activists cook during a rally in Independence Square on Sunday, December 15.
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U.S. Sens. John McCain, center, and Chris Murphy, right, join Ukrainian opposition leader Vitali Klitschko during a mass rally at Independence Square on December 15. McCain told protesters seeking closer ties with Europe, "The free world is with you, America is with you."
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U.S. Sens. John McCain, center, and Chris Murphy, right, join Ukrainian opposition leader Vitali Klitschko during a mass rally at Independence Square on December 15. McCain told protesters seeking closer ties with Europe, "The free world is with you, America is with you."
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An estimated 200,000 pro-EU activists gather during a rally in Independence Square on December 15.
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An estimated 200,000 pro-EU activists gather during a rally in Independence Square on December 15.
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People sing, shout slogans and wave Ukrainian and EU flags during a mass rally in Independence Square on December 15.
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People sing, shout slogans and wave Ukrainian and EU flags during a mass rally in Independence Square on December 15.
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Pro-EU activists wave flags around the monument to the founders of Kiev during a rally in Independence Square on December 15.
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Pro-EU activists wave flags around the monument to the founders of Kiev during a rally in Independence Square on December 15.
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A couple of pro-EU activists share a tender moment at a tent camp in Kiev on December 15.
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A couple of pro-EU activists share a tender moment at a tent camp in Kiev on December 15.
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Pro-EU activists, one waving the EU flag, gather during a rally in Kiev on December 15.
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Pro-EU activists, one waving the EU flag, gather during a rally in Kiev on December 15.
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Smoke rises as Ukrainian protesters continue their anti-government demonstrations in Independence Square on December 15.
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Smoke rises as Ukrainian protesters continue their anti-government demonstrations in Independence Square on December 15.
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A protester shouts slogans and waves a flag of the Batkivshchyna party during a protest near the Ukrainian Security Service building in Kiev on December 15.
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A protester shouts slogans and waves a flag of the Batkivshchyna party during a protest near the Ukrainian Security Service building in Kiev on December 15.
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Ukrainian opposition supporters gather at a mass rally in Kiev on December 15.
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Ukrainian opposition supporters gather at a mass rally in Kiev on December 15.
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Demonstrators by the thousands rally in Independence Square on Saturday, December 14.
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Demonstrators by the thousands rally in Independence Square on Saturday, December 14.
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People go through a police line separating the competing rallies of opposition protesters in Independence Square and supporters of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych in Kiev on December 14.
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People go through a police line separating the competing rallies of opposition protesters in Independence Square and supporters of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych in Kiev on December 14.
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Supporters of the president wave flags of the ruling Party of Regions, as well as Ukrainian flags, during a rally on Kiev's European Square on December 14.
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Supporters of the president wave flags of the ruling Party of Regions, as well as Ukrainian flags, during a rally on Kiev's European Square on December 14.
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Anti-government protesters guard a barricade designed to keep police from evicting them from Independence Square on Friday, December 13.
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Anti-government protesters guard a barricade designed to keep police from evicting them from Independence Square on Friday, December 13.
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Protesters stand at a barricade in Kiev on December 13.
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Protesters stand at a barricade in Kiev on December 13.
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Protesters hold Ukrainian national flags as they picket the Ukrainian House during round-table talks between Yanukovych, former presidents and leaders of the opposition on December 13.
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Protesters hold Ukrainian national flags as they picket the Ukrainian House during round-table talks between Yanukovych, former presidents and leaders of the opposition on December 13.
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Riot police storm barricades set up by pro-EU protesters in Independence Square on Wednesday, December 11.
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Riot police storm barricades set up by pro-EU protesters in Independence Square on Wednesday, December 11.
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Riot police move against protesters on Independence Square around 2 a.m. December 11. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry expressed "disgust" over the crackdown.
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Riot police move against protesters on Independence Square around 2 a.m. December 11. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry expressed "disgust" over the crackdown.
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A protester calls for attention inside Kiev's City Hall after riot police were forced out from blocking the front door on December 11.
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A protester calls for attention inside Kiev's City Hall after riot police were forced out from blocking the front door on December 11.
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Police enter Independence Square on December 11.
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Police enter Independence Square on December 11.
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Riot police officers block the entrance of Kiev's City Hall as protesters pour water from windows and throw smoke grenades at them on December 11.
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Riot police officers block the entrance of Kiev's City Hall as protesters pour water from windows and throw smoke grenades at them on December 11.
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A young police officer guards a roadblock on Institutskaya Street near the presidential area in Kiev on December 11.
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A young police officer guards a roadblock on Institutskaya Street near the presidential area in Kiev on December 11.
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Protesters who oppose Yanukovych clash with anti-riot police in Independence Square on December 11.
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Protesters who oppose Yanukovych clash with anti-riot police in Independence Square on December 11.
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A protester shouts behind riot police standing guard in Independence Square on December 9.
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A protester shouts behind riot police standing guard in Independence Square on December 9.
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A protester in Kiev slams a toppled monument of Vladimir Lenin on December 8.
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A protester in Kiev slams a toppled monument of Vladimir Lenin on December 8.
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Riot police separate pro-EU protesters and supporters of the ruling party during a large rally held in Independence Square on December 8.
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Riot police separate pro-EU protesters and supporters of the ruling party during a large rally held in Independence Square on December 8.
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Demonstrators shout slogans during the mass rally on December 8.
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Demonstrators shout slogans during the mass rally on December 8.
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Thousands of protesters gather in Independence Square on December 8.
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Thousands of protesters gather in Independence Square on December 8.
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Pro-EU activists shout slogans during the rally on December 8. An estimated 100,000 Ukrainians participated.
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Pro-EU activists shout slogans during the rally on December 8. An estimated 100,000 Ukrainians participated.
A young protester shouts slogans near a placard depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin and signed "Fare you well!" during the December 8 rally.
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A young protester shouts slogans near a placard depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin and signed "Fare you well!" during the December 8 rally.
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Pro-EU activists gather around a huge poster of Yulia Tymoshenko, the jailed former Ukrainian Prime Minister, on December 8.
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Pro-EU activists gather around a huge poster of Yulia Tymoshenko, the jailed former Ukrainian Prime Minister, on December 8.
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Riot police block protesters during the December 8 rally.
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Riot police block protesters during the December 8 rally.
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A rose, the symbol of the revolution, lies on barricades being built by Pro-EU activists next to the Ukrainian Government building in Kiev on December 8.
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A rose, the symbol of the revolution, lies on barricades being built by Pro-EU activists next to the Ukrainian Government building in Kiev on December 8.
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A pro-EU activist holds a cut-out paper heart as she faces police at the presidential office in Kiev on December 8.
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A pro-EU activist holds a cut-out paper heart as she faces police at the presidential office in Kiev on December 8.
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EU flags and Ukrainian national flags fly above a crowd of pro-EU activists in Independence Square on December 8.
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EU flags and Ukrainian national flags fly above a crowd of pro-EU activists in Independence Square on December 8.
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Pro-EU activists shout slogans during the rally in Independence Square on December 8.
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Pro-EU activists shout slogans during the rally in Independence Square on December 8.
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Demonstrators gather in Independence Square during the mass rally December 8.
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Demonstrators gather in Independence Square during the mass rally December 8.
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A pro-EU activist offers flowers to police officers at the presidential office in Kiev on December 8.
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A pro-EU activist offers flowers to police officers at the presidential office in Kiev on December 8.
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Anti-government protesters camp in Independence Square early in the morning on December 8.
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Anti-government protesters camp in Independence Square early in the morning on December 8.
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Protesters on Independence Square demonstrate against Yanukovych and call for a closer relationship to the EU on December 7.
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Protesters on Independence Square demonstrate against Yanukovych and call for a closer relationship to the EU on December 7.
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Protesters prepare food at a camp in Independence Square on December 7.
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Protesters prepare food at a camp in Independence Square on December 7.
Pro-EU activists attend a rally in Independence Square on December 7.
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Pro-EU activists attend a rally in Independence Square on December 7.
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Orthodox believers, carrying icons and crosses, walk during a religious procession outside the parliament building in Kiev on December 6.
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Orthodox believers, carrying icons and crosses, walk during a religious procession outside the parliament building in Kiev on December 6.
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Police stand guard opposite a sea of protesters near the Ukrainian parliament in Kiev on December 3.
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Police stand guard opposite a sea of protesters near the Ukrainian parliament in Kiev on December 3.
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Protesters chant slogans outside the parliament in Kiev on December 3.
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Protesters chant slogans outside the parliament in Kiev on December 3.
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Protesters gather in front of the parliament on December 3.
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Protesters gather in front of the parliament on December 3.
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Police stand guard outside the parliament on December 3.
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Police stand guard outside the parliament on December 3.
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Protesters use a bulldozer during clashes with police at the presidential office in Kiev on December 1.
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Protesters use a bulldozer during clashes with police at the presidential office in Kiev on December 1.
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A protester throws stones toward riot police on December 1. The crowd chanted "Revolution" and "Down with the Gang" as it gathered in Independence Square.
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A protester throws stones toward riot police on December 1. The crowd chanted "Revolution" and "Down with the Gang" as it gathered in Independence Square.
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A bleeding protester shouts at a police medic after police pushed protesters off the street leading to the presidential administration building on December 1.
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A bleeding protester shouts at