Ukraine Power-Share Offer Fails as Opposition Holds Firm
This article is for subscribers only.
An offer from Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych to include opposition politicians in the government failed to defuse nine weeks of unrest as leaders of a spreading protest movement refused to compromise.
Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Vitali Klitschko and Oleh Tyahnybok yesterday urged demonstrators to keep pushing for Yanukovych’s resignation and snap elections after the president offered to hand over top cabinet jobs. The opposition canceled a mass rally in the capital, Kiev, today to mourn activists who died last week amid clashes with police.