Ukraine President, Opposition Reach Deal To End Crisis
Ukraine's president and opposition have agreed to initial a deal to resolve their bloody standoff, but details remain murky.
Via AFP:
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych visited Kharkiv, considered his eastern political base, for a meeting Friday, according to a US official in Washington.
"Our information, and I talked to the foreign minister about half an hour ago, is that President Yanukovych has gone out to Kharkiv... to some kind of a meeting that is taking place out there, and that he has now arrived," the official said.
Asked about rumors that Yanukovych had "fled" Kiev, after signing a deal with the Ukrainian opposition, the official appeared to play down the suggestion.
"As you know, it is not unusual af...