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Live Blog: Kyiv Protests Continue As Deadlines Loom

Security forces have begun removing protesters' barricades in Kyiv, while President Yanukovych calls for a "national roundtable" with government and opposition representatives.

Final Post (barring major developments)

--December 8 live blog here

-- President Viktor Yanukovych announced he had accepted a plan to hold a "national roundtable" with the opposition. In a statement on his official website, he said he plans on meeting with the three former Ukrainian presidents on December 10.

-- Towards early evening, riot police surrounded several protests encampments near the government quarter, beginning the process of taking down barricades and encampments. Protesters and police are now locked in standoff on several streets.

-- Security forces raided the offices of the Batkivschyna (Fatherland) political party of Yulia Tymoshenko, taking the party's servers. The Interior Ministry issued a statement later, saying they were investigating fraudulent claims to property.

-- The raid and the moves to tear down protest camps have prompted indignation from the West. U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden "expressed deep concern" in a phone call with Yanukovych. EU High Representative Catherine Ashton, who is flying to Kyiv on Tuesday, said the events "seriously risk" derailing a chance at compromise.

Glenn Kates
11:23 9.12.2013
The Interior Ministry releases a statement warning that blocking city streets will result in criminal liability.
11:19 9.12.2013
"We will defend our Independence," says Arseniy Yatsenyuk, leader of Yulia Tymoshenko's Fatherland party, according to "Ukrainska Pravda."

11:13 9.12.2013
Opposition leader Vitaliy Klitschko has told women and children to leave Independence Square, according to Lenta.ru. Men have been asked to surround the barricades that currently shield the square.
11:11 9.12.2013
11:10 9.12.2013
An opposition leader, Yuri Lutsenko, tries to calm protesters, telling them there has been no order to disperse the crowds.

11:07 9.12.2013
According to a "Kyiv Post" editor.

11:05 9.12.2013
11:04 9.12.2013
Only members of the press are being allowed by police to pass through the cordon into the Kyiv City Hall, according to "Kyiv Post." There are 200-300 people inside.
11:03 9.12.2013
Protesters preparing inside an occupied Kyiv administration building.

11:01 9.12.2013

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