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Reuters: Ukraine opposition urges more protests, forms political bloc

By Reuters.
Protesters hold Ukrainian national flags during a rally of the opposition on Independence Square in Kiev on December 22, 2013. Some 15,000 people on Sunday rallied for the latest protest in Ukraine against the government's rejection of a pact with the European Union, a turnout down sharply on previous weeks. Thousands protested on Independence Square in the capital Kiev in the latest in a series of regular Sunday protests against the U-turn by the government. AFP PHOTO/GENYA SAVILOV
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 (Reuters) - Ukrainian opposition leaders urged supporters at a rally on Sunday to stay on Kiev's main square through New Year and Christmas, as street protests appeared to be losing momentum.

About 100,000 people gathered at Kiev's Independence Square to demonstrate for the fifth weekend in a row against President Viktor Yanukovich's decision to shelve a trade deal the European Union and pursue closer ties with Russia.

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