EU Urges Fair Elections to End Stalemate in Ukraine
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The European Union is pushing for “fair” elections in Ukraine and will discuss the country with the head of the IMF the stalemate between the government and protesters manning street barricades.
EU foreign-policy chief Catherine Ashton, who yesterday called for President Viktor Yanukovych and opposition leaders to engage in more dialogue after the 28-member bloc, said today she will hold talks with International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde on Feb. 13 in Washington. The EU is also working with civil-society leaders in the ex-Soviet republic to help end demonstrations that have blocked parts of Kiev since November.