Crowds of riot police moved into central Kiev early on Monday afternoon in what appears to be preparations by the Ukranian government to regain control of independence square and Kiev city hall, occupied by anti-government protesters for the past week. 

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A week of protests has swept the country against President Viktor Yanukovych's decision not to sign an integration pact with the European Union, resulting in the biggest protest since the 2004 Orange Revolution.

Hundreds of thousands of people came out to central Kiev, who toppled the city's statue of Lenin and attacked it with hammers. 

Protesters, who have set up a makeshift camp with tents, log fires and soup kitchens, gave Yanukovych 48 hours to fire his prime ministers on Sunday, and said if he did not they would march to his country residence. 

There have also been demands for early parliamentary and presidential elections. 

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