Ukrainian crisis: January 6

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9:00. Euromaidan in Kyiv must form a message for the South-East of Ukraine in order to reach a mutual understanding, said a well-known Ukrainian artist Alexander Roitburd in an interview to LB.ua.

10:01. Euromaidan will not disperse after Christmas, and it will not just stand on Kyiv's Independence Square, but it'll act. In the nearest future it'll hold short-term strikes, said leader of the opposition party 'UDAR' Vitali Klitschko.

10:45. Governor of Kharkov region Mikhail Dobkin called representatives of ´Svoboda´ opposition fraction ´political gopnik´ (a sub-culture native to Russia and post-Soviet countries (and in rather limited numbers, in Israel), characterized by aggressive behavior, specifically towards the weak, a predilection to the Blat criminal subculture, and abuse of alcohol).

10:49. Unidentified men spilled paint on a monument to Lenin in the district center of Odessa region Beryozovka on January 5.

10:53. Ukrainian question was put on the agenda of the 50th Munich Security Conference, which will take place in late January.

11:07. Journalist Tatyana Chornovol described the events at Boryspil route after 2 weeks after the attack.

11:15. Film director Vladislav Troitsky believes that the formation of cultural policy in Ukraine should 'be maximally open to the world'.

11:21. Russian satirist Mikhail Zadornov spoke about Ukrainians in disrespectful manner and asked whether Euromaidan has ended. The humorist said he was angered with poor quality Ukrainian candy, shaving foam and events in Ukraine.

13:42. Verkhovna Rada deputy Viktor Baloga urged Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Leonid Kozhara to respond to statements made by Russian artist Mikhail Zadornov that offend Ukraine.

13:53. Lawmaker from the opposition faction 'Batkivshchyna' Arsen Avakov yesterday replaced his colleague Andrei Parubiy on the post of Euromaidan commandant.

14:08. Kyivites complain about Euromaidan more often lately, says statement by Kyiv City State Administration.

14:34. Ukrainian Foreign Ministry considers unacceptable to respond in any manner to the statements of Russian satirist Mikhail Zadornov about Ukraine and Ukrainians.

14:51. Police reported on the investigation into the beating of a deputy of the opposition 'Svoboda' fraction Andrey Ilienko.

15:49. Participants of the pre-Christmas event Prayer at Kolokolny well for Ukraine without blood and tyranny!´ near President Viktor Yanukovichs´s residence Mezhigorie were blocked from the place of the prayer by law enforcement officers.

16:15. Auto-Euromaidan activists apologized for picketing an apartment of Education Minister Dmitry Tabachnik, which later turned on to be the apartment not related to him.

16:33. Ukrainian Foreign Ministry called statements of Russian humorist Mikhail Zadornov about Ukraine offensive and repugnant.

16:42. Acting Head of Kyiv City State Administration Anatoliy Holubchenko appealed to Kyivites urging them to express more actively their position regarding the protests that continue in the capital.

16:53. Representatives of Kharkiv regional organization of the opposition faction 'Batkivshchyna' congratulated former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko on Christmas holidays.

17:24. Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich congratulated the citizens of Ukraine on Christmas. He wished happiness, joy and prosperity for every Ukrainian family.

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