Tip:
Highlight text to annotate it
X
>> Reporter: WELL, THE WORD FROM
THE PROTESTERS AND WORD FROM THE
OFFICIAL AT THE STATE DEPARTMENT
IS HE IS HEADED FOR THE CITY
CLOSE TO THE RUSSIAN BORDER.
THIS IS HIS HEARTLAND.
WHERE HIS SUPPORTERS ARE.
THE RUSSIAN LEANING EAST OF THE
COUNTRY THAT PRESIDENT
YANUKOVYCH HAS RELIED UPON FOR
SUPPORT.
WE HAVE NOT CONFIRMED THAT.
NO SIGHT OF HIM.
PEOPLE IN HARKIEV HAVE NOT SEEN
HIM.
IT SEEMS HE HAS CERTAINLY LEFT
THE CAPITAL KIEV.
A SIGN IT MAY NOT BE A TEMPORARY
DEPARTURE.
HIS RESIDENCE IN THE OUTSKIRTS
OF THE CITY APPEAR TO BE
ABANDONED.
THEY ARE NOW IN CONTROL OF
PROTEST GROUPS.
THERE ARE PEOPLE MANNING THE
GATES.
THOSE PEOPLE WANT TO KEEP THE
GATES CLOSED AND PEOPLE OUTSIDE
OF THE BUILDINGS.
THEY SAY THE RESIDENCE BELONGS
TO THE UKRAINIAN PEOPLE AND
INSIDE IS LOTS OF EVIDENCE ABOUT
WHAT THEY THINK IS HIS CORRUPT
RULE OF THE COUNTRY OVER THE
LAST FEW YEARS.
>> LET'S TALK ABOUT THE DEAL
THAT WAS BROKERED.
I UNDERSTAND IN MANY WAYS, CUTS
THE POWERS OF THE PRESIDENT.
EXPLAIN THAT FOR US.
>> Reporter: SURE.
THE PROTESTERS WANTED THREE KEY
THINGS.
ONE OF THEM WAS THE FORMATION OF
AN INTERIM GOVERNMENT.
A NATIONAL UNITY GOVERNMENT WITH
ALL PARTIES INVOLVED JUST TO GET
THE COUNTRY STABILIZED AND MOVE
IT ON TO PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
FURTHER DOWN THE TRACK.
A KEY REFORM WAS CHANGING THE
CONSTITUTION TO THE WAY IT USED
TO LOOK BACK IN 2004 WITH THE
PRESIDENT DID NOT HAVE SO MUCH
EXECUTIVE POWER, BUT HELD IN
CHECK BY THE PARLIAMENT.
THAT IS THE CHANGE THAT HE HAS
AGREED TO.
IT IS NOW CONSIDERED A BIT MORE
BALANCE.
THE PRESIDENT HAS FEWER POWERS
THAN HE USED TO AND THE
PARLIAMENT AND THE PRIME
MINISTER AND GOVERNMENT WILL
HAVE MORE.
THE OPPOSITION GOT THESE
DEMANDS.
WHAT THEY WANT IS FOR THESE
THINGS TO HAPPEN REALLY QUICKLY.