Ukraine ‘to scrap’ anti-protest law

The Ukrainian presidency reported in the evening of the 27 January 2014 that President Yanukovych and opposition leaders had agreed to scrap recently adopted anti-protest laws that had fuelled anger at the government in Kyiv and other cities.

Deutsche Welle and other sources reported on the 28 January 2014 that the Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov had resigned.

In a special session, Ukraine's parliament (Verkhovna Rada) has voted overwhelmingly to annul controversial anti-protest legislation on the 28 January 2014.

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RIA Novosti, 28.01.14: Ukrainian Parliament Set to Repeal Unpopular Anti-Protest Laws http://en.ria.ru/world/20140128/186983660/Ukrainian-Parliament-Set-to-Repeal-Unpopular-Anti-Protest-Laws.html

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The Guardian, 27.01.14: Viktor Yanukovych's future may depend on oligarchs as much as protesters http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/27/viktor-yanukovych-ukraine-oligarchs-protest-rinat-akhmetov

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EUObserver [Opinion], 28.01.14: An open letter on the future of Ukraine http://euobserver.com/opinion/122880

EurActiv [Video], 27.01.14: An 'inclusive political process decisive' for Ukraine's stability, EU says http://www.euractiv.com/video/inclusive-political-process-deci-533050

Euro|Topics: Who's saying what: Revolt in Ukraine http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/debatten/links-2014-01-ukraine/

Euro|Topics, 28.01.14: First step towards compromise in Kiev http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/aeltere/NEWSLETTER-2014-01-28-First-step-towards-compromise-in-Kiev

BBC News, 29.01.14: Ex-president warns Ukraine 'on brink of civil war' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25939737

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