An anti-government protester takes cover behind a shield during a rally in Independence Square in central Kiev February 19, 2014. REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Ukrainian Olympic Committee chief and former pole vault champion Sergey Bubka on Wednesday called for an end to violence in his country as Ukrainian athletes struggled to focus on competing at the Sochi Winter Games.
"I want to bring Olympic Truce to my country," Bubka said on Twitter. "Dialogue is power, violence is weakness.
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