. Anti-Yanukovych protesters clash with anti-riot police on Independence Square in Kiev, early on December 11, 2013. Ukrainian security forces pulled out of the epicentre of mass protests in Kiev today after a nine hour standoff with thousands of demonstrators, in a major boost for the opposition to President Viktor Yanukovych. VIKTOR DRACHEV/AFP/Getty Images
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