Anti-government protests in the Ukrainian capital A keeping the situation on edge with the main square barricaded and official buildings blockaded as well.

) 0:00anti-government protests in the Ukrainian capital A keeping the 0:03situation on edge 0:04with the main square barricaded and official buildings blockaded as well 0:08the authorities though are not budging the country's prime minister has accused 0:12the opposition of trying to stage a coup 0:15not just trying to lead peaceful protests Alexia chefs accusing Kiev 0:19following developments for us while this may be a fraction of what we saw on 0:24Sunday now in the streets of Kiev on Sunday they were listening more than 0:28a 200,000 people at the very least and some estimates even reached 0:32a million people is just a few but the situation is still pretty tense with 0:35protesters barricading themselves in central city and willing to go anywhere 0:40and recent statements by the Prime Minister are adding more fuel 0:43to the fire he said I called that the fact that the protesters 0:47overtook some a governmental buildings is a clear sign of an attempted coup to 0:51tie in the country 0:52on the other hand he also said that the government was ready to sit at the same 0:56table with the 0:57opposition to negotiate a plan how to work this political crisis out 1:00and he also promised that a peaceful protesters will not 1:04be touched by the special forces by the police 1:07also warning statements coming from the other side of political landscape in 1:10Ukraine from the opposition 1:1210 the leaders said that he'd expected the police to storm 1:16the city administration building the one which the protesters captured 1:20yesterday last week it was all about the willingness to be in Europe this time 1:24ukrainians 1:25are suggesting that president should burn in hell the language of the protest 1:29changed dramatically after last friday's dispersal 1:32a peaceful protest it's still not completely clear who incited the violent 1:38attacks on City Hall 1:39and the president's office some accuse ultra right-wing supporters 1:43others say it was provocateurs whoever it was 1:46the group was prepared and very well-organized as you can see on the 1:51the pictures the ed tech 1:54on them municipal authorities building 1:57Kiev as being I'm his pirate turned 2:01conveyed by you'll try nationalist forces 2:04was quite interesting those panties get some 2:07support and funding from my and deals which are run by 2:11American foundations quiet active 2:15on the Ukrainian political Sen adding fuel to the debate around who 2:19masterminded the glasses is the continuous appearance of European 2:22politicians at Kiev's protests 2:24just you are part of europe 2:28and we will support you forever the fact that they are essentially 2:32on the ground in Kiev cheerleading the protesters on 2:35calling for a revolution in the country this is a most 2:38agree just violation the United Nations Charter 2:41an international law violation of its sovereignty and 2:45the non interference in the domestic affairs of other states 2:48some in Ukraine believe that these protests could go well beyond just words 2:52and disturbances on the streets protesters have firmly barricaded 2:56themselves in central Kiev saying they would not leave until both the president 2:59and the government step down 3:01with that scenario being highly unlikely the fate of the country is once again 3:06hanging by a thread Lexie rush St Rt 3:09reporting from Kiev in Ukraine and russia's President Vladimir Putin 3:14he says the current unrest in Ukraine is far from spontaneous 3:18adding it's no longer about the country's failed deal with the EU but 3:22rather an attempt at a power grab numbers billion as I see it 3:27what's going on in Kiev has little to do with Ukraine's relations with the EU 3:31it's an internal political process the opposition 3:35destabilizing sugar legitimately elected leadership 3:39moreover was going on doesn't look like a revolution 3:43but a well planned action I think they were prepared for the presidential 3:46elections in spring 2015 3:49there had to start early we can see well prepared and organized militant group 3:53the opposition is either not always in control of what's going on 3:57or is a political shroud for extremist actions