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”'[[Euromaidan]]”’ was a wave of [[Political demonstration|demonstrations]] and [[civil unrest]] in [[Ukraine]], which began on 21 November 2013 with large protests in [[Maidan Nezalezhnosti]] in [[Kyiv]]. The protests were sparked by [[President of Ukraine|President]] [[Viktor Yanukovych]]’s sudden decision not to sign the [[European Union–Ukraine Association Agreement]], instead choosing closer ties to [[Russia]] and the [[Eurasian Economic Union]]. The scope of the protests widened, with calls for the resignation of Yanukovych and the [[Second Azarov Government|Azarov government]]. The uprising climaxed on 18–20 February 2014, when fierce fighting in Kyiv between Maidan activists and police resulted in the [[Maidan casualties|deaths of almost 100 protesters and 13 police]]. As a result, Yanukovych and the parliamentary opposition [[Agreement on settlement of political crisis in Ukraine|signed an agreement]] the following day to bring about an interim unity government, constitutional reforms and early elections. This photograph shows the crowd of protesters in Kyiv on 2 February 2014.