A press conference of punk groups took place in Sochi On February 20, at 9:30, a press conference of the Pussy Riot punk group was to be held in the Sochi Hotel Dolphin. At the appointed time, the organizer of the press conference and the representative of the Cinema FOR PEACE Foundation, Jaka Bizilj, who stated that he was called from the hotel and said that the event would not take place for technical reasons came to the appointed hotel.

On the night of February 20, negotiations between the leaders of the opposition with the President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych took place, on which a ceasefire agreement was reached on 02.20.2014 04:00 “There is positive news - the assault and the cleansing of the Maidan, which were planned, canceled.

In Ukraine, a state of emergency is being prepared and this may happen in the coming hours - The New Times received such information from a source in Kyiv on strictly anonymous conditions 02/20/2014 18:20 According to the source, the Internet and other types of mobile communications will be disabled tonight in Ukraine. The magazine received indirect confirmation of information about the emergency at the Kiev representative office of a large European humanitarian fund.

The latest news from the New Times from the Maidan 02/20/2014 15:06 Today in Kyiv the police opened fire with combat cartridges. Ten killed, several dozen wounded. This is a war. In the morning, the "Right Sector" said that he did not recognize the truce, and resumed active actions. The protesters managed to drive the policemen from the square - back to Institutskaya - and again occupy the street Grushevsky. They took the Ukrainian house again. There were wounded police officers.

02/21/2014 0:50 Deputies of the Verkhovna Rada adopted a resolution on the termination of the anti-terrorist operation and the return of the military, police and intelligence officers to the barracks. 236 deputies of the Rada voted for the resolution. Against - zero, two did not vote.

02/21/2014 0:50 Deputies of the Verkhovna Rada adopted a resolution on the termination of the anti-terrorist operation and the return of the military, police and intelligence officers to the barracks. 236 deputies of the Rada voted for the resolution. Against - zero, two did not vote.

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The latest news from the New Times from the Maidan 02/20/2014 15:06 Today in Kyiv the police opened fire with combat cartridges. Ten killed, several dozen wounded. This is a war. In the morning, the "Right Sector" said that he did not recognize the truce, and resumed active actions. The protesters managed to drive the policemen from the square - back to Institutskaya - and again occupy the street Grushevsky. They took the Ukrainian house again. There were wounded police officers.

I hate going to the courts for sentencing. But on February 21 I will go to the Zamoskvoretsky District Court. The hall where the “prisoners of Bolotnaya” are tried is very small. I, of course, will not get there, like many relatives of the defendants.

In Ukraine, a state of emergency is being prepared and this can happen in the coming hours - The New Times received such information from a source in Kyiv on strictly anonymous conditions. At the same time, a tough statement on the inadmissibility of violence on the Maidan came from the West to the leadership of Ukraine. 02/20/2014 18:20 According to the source, the Internet and other types of mobile communications will be disabled tonight in Ukraine.