Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov has resigned, saying he hopes the move will help bring resolution to a crisis that has gripped the nation for two months.
Mr Azarov said he was stepping down to try and encourage a "social-political compromise" to the unrest in the country.
In a statement he said: "Today the most important thing is to preserve the unity and integrity of Ukraine. This is far more important than any personal plans or ambitions. That is why I have taken this decision."
Mykola Azarov'sresignation, which would remove one of the figures most despised by the opposition, came as parliament opened a special session expected to repeal harsh anti-protest laws that were imposed this month.
Those laws set off the police-protester clashes in which at least three protesters died.
The pro-Western protests in Kiev began on November 21 after President Viktor Yanukovych shelved a long-planned political and economic treaty with the EU, then accepted a huge bailout package from Russian President Vladimir Putin instead.
He then approved the anti-protest laws to try to curb the protests.
Demonstrations then spread to other parts of the country, including to some cities in the Russian-speaking east, the base of the president's support.
The crisis has been aggravated in recent days after protesters and police clashed violently.
Police violently dispersed two of those protests, after which crowds grew substantially, angered by the brutality.
Protesters established an extensive tent camp in downtown Kiev's main square, where demonstrators have gathered around-the-clock since early December.
Not all of Ukraine is in favour with closer ties to the EU.
Many of the Russian-speaking citizens of the east want the country to retain its ties with Russia.
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