Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovych heads to Russia on Tuesday for talks that the opposition fears will turn him further away from a deal with the EU, as he faces demands to reshuffle his cabinet.

Ukraine's ruling party on Monday called for a sweeping cabinet overhaul, heaping pressure on Yanukovych after a month of massive protests sparked by his rejection of a historic deal with the EU in favour of economic ties with historic master Russia.

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