Ukrainian rivals mass in capital
Bbc online
A power struggle inside the government in Ukraine has brought thousands of demonstrators out on to the streets in the capital, Kiev. Rival supporters of the two main opposing political factions are defying a court order and gathering for big rallies in the centre of the city. The pro-Western President, Viktor Yushchenko, has threatened a snap election to end political deadlock. The move is being resisted by the pro-Russian governing coalition. There is a sea of blue, red and Ukrainian flags here in the capital, the BBC's Helen Fawkes reports from Kiev. More than 10,0000 people are already attending the rally in support of Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, and are demanding the president back down from his threat to dissolve parliament.
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