Ukraine Lawmakers Oust Fleeing Leader as Rival Freed
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Ukrainian lawmakers voted to hold elections May 25 and remove President Viktor Yanukovych, who was stopped from fleeing the country by the border service after vowing not to resign.
As protesters took control of central Kiev, Yanukovych called recent events a “coup d’etat” in an interview with UBR television from an undisclosed location. Ex-Premier Yulia Tymoshenko was freed from prison and announced a bid for the presidency to a cheering crowd, while Russia said Ukraine’s opposition was threatening the nation’s sovereignty and order.