As the death toll from Tuesday’s deadly clashes between Ukrainian anti-government protestors and riot police rose to more than ten, and Kyiv’s main square was lit by flames, the country’s powerful oligarchs called for an end to the bloodshed.
It was a case of too little, too late from the businessmen who many had hoped would use their influence to persuade Viktor Yanukovich, president, to avert bloodshed and seek compromise with the protesters.
Nonetheless, here are some of the statements by influential businessmen on Tuesday.
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