Ukrainian President and Opposition Agree on Truce

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Anti-government protesters throw stones during clashes with riot police in Kiev's Independence Square, the epicenter of the country's current unrest, Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014.

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By Amanda Wills2014-02-19 21:45:30 UTC

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Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Wednesday released a statement declaring a truce between his government and opposition leaders who have been heading mass protests against the regime since November.

Yanukovych held a meeting with Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Volodymyr Rybak and members of the Working Group on the Settlement of Political Crisis. According to a statement from the president's office:

Following the meeting, the parties declared:

1. Truce

2. Beginning of negotiations aimed at cessation of bloodshed and stabilization of the situation in the country for the sake of civil peace.

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