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In Kiev, a Rest After the Political Storm

<p>An elderly woman sits on tires at a barricade in Independence Square on Feb. 23, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine.</p>
Image: An elderly woman sits on tires at a barricade in Independence Square
An elderly woman sits on tires at a barricade in Independence Square on Feb. 23, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. Jeff J Mitchell / Getty Images

An elderly woman sits on tires at a barricade in Independence Square on Sunday, in Kiev, Ukraine. Acting President Oleksander Turchinov addressed the nation on Sunday, saying the country would seek a return to European integration after Russian-leaning Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich fled the capital on Friday.