Ukraine opposition agrees deal

The Ukraine opposition says it will sign a deal with the president on the condition that the current interior minister is not in the next government.

Ukrainian President (R) and opposition leader Vitali Klitschko

Ukraine's opposition has agreed to a deal to end the protracted crisis rocking the country. (AAP)

Ukraine's opposition has agreed to a deal to end the protracted crisis rocking the country after marathon negotiations between President Viktor Yanukovych and EU envoys, leader Oleh Tyahnybok says.

"It was decided to approve the decision to sign the agreement with the president on the condition that the (current) interior minister is not in the next government and the attorney general is replaced," he was quoted as saying by Ukraine's Interfax news agency.


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