NEWSMAX / AFP : Ukraine’s president said Friday a tentative deal had been clinched to end a three-month-old standoff with opposition protesters after a day of raging violence left dozens of people dead and turned the heart of Kiev into a war zone.
After marathon talks with President Viktor Yanukovych and opposition leaders, the European Union confirmed that a “temporary” agreement was due to be signed Friday in what would be a major step forward in ending the worst crisis since Ukraine’s independence.
Yanukovych announced he was calling an early presidential election, without giving a date, as well as starting a process to reform the constitution and form a unity government… (more)
