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Anti-government protesters shout "Glory to the Ukraine" as they man a barricade at Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine, Friday, Feb. 21, 2014. Ukraine's presidency said Friday that it has negotiated a deal intended to end battles between police and protesters that have killed scores and injured hundreds, but European mediators involved in the talks wouldn't confirm a breakthrough. (AP Photo/ Marko Drobnjakovic)

Ukraine announces deal to end crisis; shots fired

By Maria Danilova and Yuras Karmanau - Associated Press

White House: No decision yet on Ukraine sanctions

Associated Press

Dnipro, Spurs honor Ukraine protests victims

Associated Press

A paramedic looks at the identification document of a killed anti-government protester, in central Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014. A brief truce in Ukraine's embattled capital failed Thursday, spiraling into fierce clashes between police and anti-government protesters. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

Scores killed in deadly Ukraine day of protest

By YURAS KARMANAU and JIM HEINTZ - Associated Press

** FILE ** In this Jan. 19, 1978 file photo, President Jimmy Carter gestures as he delivers his State of the Union Address on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo, File)

Oliver North: Obama is ‘Jimmy Carter on steroids’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

CORRECTS TO UKRAINIAN CONSULATE INSTEAD OF EMBASSY - Maria Semkiv, 66, gathers with others outside the Ukrainian Consulate in Chicago, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, to protest the deadly violence in the Ukraine capital of Kiev and call for a stronger response by the United States and the European Union. Clashes on Tuesday left 25 people dead in the worst violence in nearly three months of anti-government protests in Ukraine's capital. Protests began after the president backed away from a deal to join the European Union. (AP Photo/Tammy Webber)

Tears and anger among Ukrainians in US, Canada

By DEEPTI HAJELA - Associated Press

People pass through Independence Square, the epicenter of the country's current unrest, Kiev, Ukraine The flaring of global hot spots such as Ukraine and Syria dramatically illustrates the dwindling influence of President Obama in foreign affairs. (Associated Press)

Foreign policy critics want Obama to chart a more proactive position

By Dave Boyer and Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Belarus' Darya Domracheva races to win the gold medal in the women's biathlon 12.5k mass-start, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 17, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Relay concludes women’s biathlon at Sochi Olympics

By ERIC WILLEMSEN - Associated Press

Anti-government protesters clash with riot police in Kiev's Independence Square, the epicenter of the country's current unrest, in Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014. Ukraine's protest leaders and the president they aim to oust called a truce Wednesday, just hours after the military raised fears of a widespread crackdown with a vow to defeat "terrorists" responsible for seizing weapons and burning down buildings. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)

Medic: At least 70 protesters killed in Kiev

By Yuras Karmanau - Associated Press

Anti-government protesters reinforce a barricade in central Kiev, late Thursday. Protesters advanced on police lines in the heart of the Ukrainian capital, prompting government snipers to shoot back and kill scores of people. (Associated Press)

Clashes in Ukraine capital are a reaction to rampant corruption, domestic divisions

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

In this Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014 photo, Ukraine's Bogdana Matsotska makes a jump in the women's super-G at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. The International Olympic Committee said on Thursday, Feb. 20, that Matsotska has left the Olympics in response to the violence in her country. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Skier out of Olympics, citing violence in Ukraine

By GRAHAM DUNBAR and ALEXANDER ROSLYAKOV - Associated Press

Ukrainian skier Bogdana Matsotska speaks during an interview with the Associated Press at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. The International Olympic Committee said on Thursday, Feb. 20, that Matsotska is leaving the Olympics in response to the violence in her country. (AP Photo/Graham Dunbar)

Bogdana Matsotska of Ukraine withdraws from Olympics after violence at home

By Alexander Roslyakov and Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

No truce yet: Ukraine’s violence continues as White House calls for peace

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Heavyweight champion shocked at Ukraine deaths

By TIM DAHLBERG - Associated Press

Ukraine: 25 killed, 241 injured in Kiev clashes

By Maria Danilova and Yuras Karmanau - Associated Press

Ukraine leader replaces head of army after clashes between police, protesters kill 25 people

Associated Press

Maria Semkiv, 66, gathers with others outside the Ukrainian embassy in Chicago, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, to protest the deadly violence in the Ukraine capital of Kiev and call for a stronger response by the United States and the European Union. Clashes on Tuesday left 25 people dead in the worst violence in nearly three months of anti-government protests in Ukraine's capital. Protests began after the president backed away from a deal to join the European Union. (AP Photo/Tammy Webber)

Ukrainians in US, Canada urge protester support

By KEVIN BEGOS - Associated Press

Anti-government protesters protected themselves with shields during clashes with riot police in Kiev's Independence Square, the epicenter of the country's current unrest, Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014. The deadly clashes in Ukraine’s capital have drawn sharp reactions from Washington, generated talk of possible European Union sanctions and led to a Kremlin statement blaming Europe and the West. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)

Ukraine leader names new army chief after clashes

By MARIA DANILOVA and JIM HEINTZ - Associated Press

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. The deadly clashes in Ukraine&#8217;s capital have drawn sharp reactions from Washington, generated talk of possible European Union sanctions and led to a Kremlin statement blaming Europe and the West. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Ukraine president announces truce with opposition

By Maria Danilova and Yuras Karmanau - Associated Press

Anti-government protesters clash with riot police in Kiev's Independence Square, the epicenter of the country's current unrest, Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014. Thousands of police armed with stun grenades and water cannons attacked a large opposition camp in Ukraine's capital on Tuesday that has been the center of nearly three months of anti-government protests after at least nine people were killed in street clashes. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Ukrainian president calls truce after Obama’s, allies’ warnings; fighting continues next day

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times