Ukraine: Kiev a ticking time bomb

It was a morning marked by the return of clashes at the independence square in Kiev, in Ukraine.

The tension subsided, allegedly at the request of the opposition but the chaos is released, with the popular armed, it's like if you were dealing with a ticking time bomb.

The opposition estimates more than 100 the death toll in violent unrest since Tuesday.



According to hospital officials and doctors, who give assistance to injured in Independence Square, there will be regrets more than 70 dead, of which at least 10 are policemen. The Ministry of health further indicates the registration of about 500 wounded.

The discrepancy of information gives you an idea of the chaos and the dramatic situation that lives in the Ukrainian capital and may be a reflection of what has feared, the turning point in the battle of Kiev can turn into civil war.

Try diplomacy one last effort to avoid the worst. The delegation of the three Foreign Ministers of the European Union has managed, after all, meet with President Viktor Ianukovich and with the leaders of the opposition and will remain in town until tomorrow for new dates.

Still, the EU is already taking action. According to the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs the 28 shall, in the next few hours the approved sanctions, including the freezing of assets of those responsible for acts of violence in Ukraine.

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