A protester holding a placard depicting Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych (left) and Prime Minister Mykola Azarov behind bars during an opposition rally at Independence Square in Kiev on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila). AFP PHOTO
KIEV: Ukraine on Thursday hosted top diplomats for a meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) overshadowed by two weeks of protests over its rejection of an European Union deal, as demonstrators kept up the pressure on President Viktor Yanukovych.