Kiev police chief resigns after riot police violence

By Susanna Capelouto, CNN, and Journalist Victoria Butenko

Updated 1632 GMT (0032 HKT) December 1, 2013

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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Ukraine protests – 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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Ukraine protests – 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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Ukraine protests – 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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Ukraine protests – 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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Ukraine protests – 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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Ukraine protests – Flowers are stuck on barriers in front of Ukrainian Interior forces guarding Kiev's administrative district on December 17.
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