Ukraine’s opposition leaders have reportedly signed a peace deal with President Viktor Yanukovich Friday, following months of protests and recent violence in the capital city of Kiev which left more than 70 people dead.

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Update: Ukrainian news agencies are reporting Friday that President Viktor Yanukovych has offered concessions to the opposition. The Associated Press reported that Yanukovych pledged to shake up his cabinet, grant amnesty to jailed protesters and alter the anti-demonstration legislation…

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Now in the third week of widening unrest, Ukrainian protesters are bracing for a crackdown. Gwen Ifill talks to David Herszenhorn of The New York Times about what's going on behind the scenes and the outlook for a solution to…

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Why did Ukraine's Yanukovych give in to Russian pressure on EU deal?…

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Viktor Yanukovych was sworn in as Ukraine's president Thursday, after a Feb. 7 runoff that is still contested by Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, and promised to move the country forward on an innovative path.

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With almost all of the votes tallied, opposition candidate Viktor Yanukovych claimed a victory over Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko by a slim margin in Sunday's presidential runoff in Ukraine, although Tymoshenko refused to concede defeat by Monday evening local time.

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Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko, who gained power during the Orange Revolution in 2004, is out of the running in a run-off election now scheduled for Feb. 7.

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On Sunday, Ukrainians vote in their first presidential election since the Orange Revolution in 2004, when pro-Western Viktor Yushchenko eventually bested Moscow-backed Viktor Yanukovych in a re-vote.

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