A senior European Union official met with Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Friday, amid an uneasy political stalemate after days of clashes between police and protesters. Opposition leaders have demanded the resignation of the government and early elections. Yanukovych's presidential website reported his meeting with Commissioner for EU Enlargement Stefan Fule but gave no detail of what was discussed. Boxer-turned-opposition leader Vitali Klitschko said outside mediation was needed if any progress is to be made in talks between the opposition and government. "International mediators must be involved in any discussion of the crisis in Ukraine," he said. "Yanukovych decided to declare war on his own people rather than stop the confrontation and approach resolving the situation with common sense. He tries to keep power at a price of blood and destabilize the country. He must be stopped."
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EU Commissioner Stefan Fule meets with President Viktor Yanukovych
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Teenager says riot police beat him, made him strip
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58 protesters have been arrested in central city of Cherkasy, Interior Ministry says
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A second round of talks between protesters and the government ends without a deal
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