the snipers who shot at protesters and police in Kiev were allegedly hired by Maidan leaders, according to a leaked phone conversation between the European Union foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton and Estonian foreign affairs minister, which has emerged online.
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Russia Today: Leaked phone conversation shows Estonian foreign minister suspects EuroMaidan demonstrators hired snipers who killed
Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet (L), Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics, (2ndL) U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (2ndR) and Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius (R) pose before a meeting at the Hotel Excelsior in Rome on February 27, 2013. Rome, where talks will Syria be held, is the fourth leg of Kerry's first official overseas trip, a hectic nine-day dash through Europe and the Middle East. AFP PHOTO / POOL /JACQUELYN MARTIN
