Riot police have attacked pro-EU protesters in Ukraine during a visit by EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton.
The crackdown on the Maidan square in central Kiev began at 1am local time on Wednesday (11 December) morning.
Clashes went on through the night, with reports of injuries on both sides.
The situation calmed down at about 7am. But thousands of protesters and hundreds of police remain in the square and in nearby streets.
Pro-EU crowds set up camp in the M...
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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.