New protest action calls for dismissal of government

About 800 people on European Square in Kyiv are calling for the dismissal of Ukraine's government and the holding of snap parliamentary elections.

Interfax-Ukraine reported that participants in the event are holding party flags, in particular, those of Batkivschyna, Svoboda, and the European Party of Ukraine.

The people on European Square are calling for the resignation of the government and the holding of a referendum on early termination of powers of the Verkhovna Rada.

About 100 law enforcement officers are maintaining public order.