Pro-European integration protesters attend a rally at Independence square in Kiev January 12, 2014. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
KIEV (Reuters) - At least 50,000 opponents of Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovich rallied in a central Kiev square on Sunday, reviving the protest movement after a Christmas and New Year lull.
The mass rally in Independence Square was a continuation of street protests that erupted in November following Yanukovich's decision to abandon a free trade agreement with Europe in favour of closer cooperation with Russia.
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