KIEV (Reuters) - A parliamentary ally of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich was quoted as saying on Monday that Yanukovich had told his party he would not resort to force against protesters and was ready to hold early elections if a peaceful resolution to the national crisis cannot be found.
As quoted by online news site Ukrainska Pravda, Yuri Miroshnichenko told local television channel ICTV that the president had said to lawmakers from his Party of the Regions:
