Anti-government protests in Ukraine

epa04061633 Ukrainian woman stands with a shield in front of a barricade as they guard it from provocateurs during the continuing protest in Kiev, Ukraine, 08 February 2014. Opposition groups have for weeks been staging violent protests in the capital Kiev and other parts of the country, demanding the president’s resignation and early elections. Ukrainian opposition leader Vitali Klitschko has urged the European Union (EU) to meditate in the country’s deep political crisis. EPA/SERGEY DOLZHENKO +++(c) dpa – Bildfunk+++