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A Ukrainian clergyman passes Mikhaylivsky Cathedral in central ...

(AP) — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:48:56 GMT

(AP) - A Ukrainian clergyman passes Mikhaylivsky Cathedral in central Kiev, Ukraine in this Feb. 13, 2007 file photo. Founded over 1,500 years ago, Kiev is one of the oldest and historically richest cities in Eastern Europe. The site of the ancient Kievan Rus, it is considered the birthplace of Slavic civilization. The city endured the Mongol-Tatar invasion, was a provincial center in the Russian Empire and then the Soviet Union and in 1991 finally became the capital of an independent Ukraine. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov, File)

People walk by the Lyadski Gates in the center of Kiev, Ukraine ...

(AP) — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:48:29 GMT

(AP) - People walk by the Lyadski Gates in the center of Kiev, Ukraine in this March 20, 2008 file photo. Founded over 1,500 years ago, Kiev is one of the oldest and historically richest cities in Eastern Europe. The site of the ancient Kievan Rus, it is considered the birthplace of Slavic civilization. The city endured the Mongol-Tatar invasion, was a provincial center in the Russian Empire and then the Soviet Union and in 1991 finally became the capital of an independent Ukraine. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov, File)

A child looks at the monument of Unknown Soldier at a memorial ...

(AP) — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:48:07 GMT

(AP) - A child looks at the monument of Unknown Soldier at a memorial to World War II veterans at a memorial park in Kiev in this May 9, 2007 file photo. Shining with Orthodox golden domes that rise from forested hilltops, crisscrossed by narrow cobblestone streets, and speckled by quiet, leafy parks, Kiev draws visitors with an Eastern European charm. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)

Golden cupolas of the 11th century Cave Monastery, the holiest ...

(AP) — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:47:56 GMT

(AP) - Golden cupolas of the 11th century Cave Monastery, the holiest site of Orthodox Christians, neighbors the Soviet-era 62-meter (200 feet) tall Motherland statue, a giant steel woman holding a sword and a shield in her hands, are shown in Kiev, Ukraine in this March 20, 2008 file photo. Founded over 1,500 years ago, Kiev is one of the oldest and historically richest cities in Eastern Europe. The site of the ancient Kievan Rus, it is considered the birthplace of Slavic civilization. The city endured the Mongol-Tatar invasion, was a provincial center in the Russian Empire and then the Soviet Union and in 1991 finally became the capital of an independent Ukraine. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)

Ukrainian Orthodox believers wait at the midnight Orthodox Easter ...

(AP) — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:47:02 GMT

(AP) - Ukrainian Orthodox believers wait at the midnight Orthodox Easter service in the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra church (Cave Monastery) in the capital city of Kiev in this April 22, 2006 file photo. Founded over 1,500 years ago, Kiev is one of the oldest and historically richest cities in Eastern Europe. The site of the ancient Kievan Rus, it is considered the birthplace of Slavic civilization. The city endured the Mongol-Tatar invasion, was a provincial center in the Russian Empire and then the Soviet Union and in 1991 finally became the capital of an independent Ukraine. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File)

Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators gather to protest alleged ...

(AP) — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:46:42 GMT

(AP) - Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators gather to protest alleged fraud in the presidential elections on the main square of the Ukrainian capital Kiev, in this Nov. 23, 2004 file photo. Maidan Nezalezhnosti, or Independence Square, is where Ukrainians made history in 2004 by staging the peaceful Orange Revolution that overturned a fraudulent election and brought a pro-Western opposition leader to power. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)

People enjoy sunny weather on the eve of the Orthodox Easter ...

(AP) — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:46:10 GMT

(AP) - People enjoy sunny weather on the eve of the Orthodox Easter in front of the Vydubytsky monastery, in Ukraine's capital Kiev in this May 17, 2006 file photo. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)

A principal bell tower and Assumption Cathedral of the 1,000-year-old ...

(AP) — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:45:59 GMT

(AP) - A principal bell tower and Assumption Cathedral of the 1,000-year-old Cve Monastery is shown at sunset in the Ukrainian capital Kiev in this July 10, 2006 file photo. Founded over 1,500 years ago, Kiev is one of the oldest and historically richest cities in Eastern Europe. The site of the ancient Kievan Rus, it is considered the birthplace of Slavic civilization. The city endured the Mongol-Tatar invasion, was a provincial center in the Russian Empire and then the Soviet Union and in 1991 finally became the capital of an independent Ukraine. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)

A monument to Bohdan Khmelnytskyi, a central figure in Ukrainian ...

(AP) — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:45:47 GMT

(AP) - A monument to Bohdan Khmelnytskyi, a central figure in Ukrainian history during the 17th century, is seen in Ukraine's capital Kiev in this March 23, 2006 file photo, backdropped by St. Michael's Cathedral. Khmelnytskyi, a leader of Ukrainian Cossacks, announced a union with Russia in 1654, which was to last for over 300 years. Founded over 1,500 years ago, Kiev is one of the oldest and historically richest cities in Eastern Europe. The site of the ancient Kievan Rus, it is considered the birthplace of Slavic civilization. The city endured the Mongol-Tatar invasion, was a provincial center in the Russian Empire and then the Soviet Union and in 1991 finally became the capital of an independent Ukraine. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)

Ukrainians in traditional costumes take part in an advertising ...

(AP) — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:45:41 GMT

(AP) - Ukrainians in traditional costumes take part in an advertising event for a restaurant in downtown Kiev, Ukraine in this June 19, 2007 file photo. Founded over 1,500 years ago, Kiev is one of the oldest and historically richest cities in Eastern Europe. The site of the ancient Kievan Rus, it is considered the birthplace of Slavic civilization. The city endured the Mongol-Tatar invasion, was a provincial center in the Russian Empire and then the Soviet Union and in 1991 finally became the capital of an independent Ukraine. (AP Photo/Shakh Aivazov, File)