Bulgarians Rally at Ukrainian Embassy in Support of Pro-EU Protest

Anti-government protests, turning very violent in recent days in Kiev, began in November, after Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovych backed out of an Association Agreement with the EU, photo EPA/BGNES

Bulgarians are staging Thursday evening a protest rally in front of the Ukrainian Embassy in the capital Sofia.

"In Ukraine, the power crossed all boundaries and started killing protesters with whom we lead a similar struggle for values and morals. Let us honor the memory of Ukrainians who perished in it by lighting candles in front of the Ukrainian Embassy in Sofia. Because those killed in Kiev are one of us, the people, pushed to the wall, "wrote the organizers of the event "Support Free Ukraine" on Facebook.

The protest started at 5:30 pm. Several hundreds have gathered, shouting, holding banners and lighting candles under the careful watch of 100 riot police, who are not interfering.

It was announced meanwhile that the Ukrainian Parliament will hold an emergency session on January 28 to discuss possible resignation of the embattled government.

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