Ukraine’s President is promising to hold early elections and form a coalition government. Things have appeared much quieter in Kiev on Friday than during the battles of the past few days. (Feb. 21)
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SHOTLIST:
SOURCE – ASSOCIATED PRESS – AP CLIENTS ONLY
Kiev, Ukraine – 21 February, 2014
1. Wide, day, demonstraters gathered
2. Mid, four men standing together
3. Mid, man sweeping with broom
4. Wide, crowd near barricades, lots of black smoke
5. Wide, people sitting around fire in garbage can
6. Mid, people in square
7. Mid, men standing around, one holding a cross
8. Wide, square, barricades
9. Wide, men near barricade
10. Wide, barricades
VOICE-OVER SCRIPT:
UKRAINE’S PRESIDENT IS PROMISING TO HOLD EARLY ELECTIONS AND FORM A COALITION GOVERNMENT.
HE’S ALSO PROMISING CONSTITUTIONAL REFORMS TO CURB THE POWERS OF HIS OFFICE, SOMETHING OPPOSITION FORCES HAVE BEEN DEMANDING.
THERE’S NO OFFICIAL WORD FROM OPPOSITION LEADERS, OR FROM THE HUGE CROWDS OF PROTESTERS IN KIEV’S INDEPENDENCE SQUARE.
KIEV HAS MOSTLY APPEARED TO BE QUIET ON FRIDAY, A HUGE CHANGE FROM THE BATTLES THAT KILLED DOZENS AND INJURED HUNDREDS OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS.
SOME SHOTS WERE FIRED IN THE AREA ON FRIDAY, BUT IT’S NOT CLEAR WHO FIRED THEM OR IF THEY WERE AIMED AT ANYONE.
ROBERT BUMSTED, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
