Ukrainian protesters claim control over capital

Published February 22, 2014 6:57am ET



KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Protesters in the Ukrainian capital claimed full control of the city Saturday following the signing of a Western-brokered peace deal aimed at ending the nation’s three-month political crisis. The nation’s embattled president reportedly fled the capital for his support base in Ukraine’s Russia-leaning east.

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