A NEW DAY IN UKRAINE: NO ONE KNOWS WHERE YANUKOVYCH IS?
A tidal wave of change has washed over Ukraine, sweeping away its president, setting free a prominent opposition leader and leaving an altered political landscape.
Saturday was a day of dizzying developments. Sunday brings a host of questions: Where's ousted President Viktor Yanukovych? Who's in charge? And most important, with the Sochi Winter Olympics ending, how will Russia -- Yanukovych's ally -- respond?
Here's where things stand:
Will a return to the old constitution appease protesters?
Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko speaks on the stage of Kiev's Independence Square on Saturday, February 22, hours after being released from prison.
Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko is greeted by supporters shortly after being freed from prison in Kharkiv.
Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko is greeted by supporters shortly after being freed from prison in Kharkiv.
A protester guards the entrance to Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych's abandoned countryside residence outside of Kiev on Saturday, February 22. Ukrainian security and volunteers from among the Independence Square protesters have joined forces to protect the presidential countryside retreat from vandalism and looting.
A protester guards the entrance to Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych's abandoned countryside residence outside of Kiev on Saturday, February 22. Ukrainian security and volunteers from among the Independence Square protesters have joined forces to protect the presidential countryside retreat from vandalism and looting.
Anti-government protesters guard the streets next to the presidential offices on February 22 in Kiev. Ukraine's President and opposition leaders agreed Friday to a deal meant to end the country's political crisis and the fighting that has left Independence Square a war zone.
Anti-government protesters guard the streets next to the presidential offices on February 22 in Kiev. Ukraine's President and opposition leaders agreed Friday to a deal meant to end the country's
Anti-government protesters drive a military vehicle at Independence Square on February 22. Many protesters say they won't leave the square until Yanukovych resigns.
Anti-government protesters drive a
Ukrainian lawmakers argue during a session of Parliament on Friday, February 21, as they object to a delay on the debate of a possible resolution calling for President Yanukovich's powers to be reduced. Lawmakers have also passed a law freeing of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.
Ukrainian lawmakers argue during a session of Parliament on Friday, February 21, as they object to a delay on the debate of a possible resolution calling for President Yanukovich's powers to be reduced. Lawmakers have also passed a law freeing of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.
Men carry a casket containing the body of a protester killed in clashes with police in Kiev, Ukraine, on February 21.
Men carry a casket containing the body of a protester killed in clashes with police in Kiev, Ukraine, on February 21.
Protesters gather in Kiev on February 21. Violence intensified this past week in Independence Square, which has been the center of anti-government protests for the past few months.
Protesters gather in Kiev on February 21. Violence intensified this past week in Independence Square, which has been the center of anti-government protests for the past few months.
A protester aims a gun in the direction of suspected sniper fire in Kiev on Thursday, February 20. Thousands of anti-government demonstrators have packed Independence Square since November, when Yanukovych reversed a decision on a trade deal with the European Union and instead turned toward Russia.
A protester aims a gun in the direction of suspected sniper fire in Kiev on Thursday, February 20. Thousands of anti-government demonstrators have packed Independence Square since November, when Yanukovych reversed a decision on a trade deal with the European Union and instead turned toward Russia.
Police use water cannons against protesters in Kiev on February 20.
Police use water cannons against protesters in Kiev on February 20.
An injured protester is carried away from Independence Square on a stretcher February 20.
An injured protester is carried away from Independence Square on a stretcher February 20.
A protester gives directions before throwing Molotov cocktails on the outskirts of Independence Square on February 20.
A protester gives directions before throwing Molotov cocktails on the outskirts of Independence Square on February 20.
Captured police officers are led away by protesters in Kiev on February 20.
Captured police officers are led away by protesters in Kiev on February 20.
A woman on February 20 mourns over protesters who were killed during clashes.
A woman on February 20 mourns over protesters who were killed during clashes.
Protesters rebuild barricades in Independence Square on February 20.
Protesters rebuild barricades in Independence Square on February 20.
Riot police face protesters in Kiev on February 20.
Riot police face protesters in Kiev on February 20.
Protesters man a barricade on the outskirts of Independence Square on February 20.
Protesters man a barricade on the outskirts of Independence Square on February 20.
Activists pay their respects to protesters who were killed in clashes with police in Independence Square on February 20.
Activists pay their respects to protesters who were killed in clashes with police in Independence Square on February 20.
An injured protester is evacuated from Independence Square on February 20.
An injured protester is evacuated from Independence Square on February 20.
A priest walks with a cross and shield during clashes in central Kiev on February 20.
A priest walks with a cross and shield during clashes in central Kiev on February 20.
Medics embrace in the lobby of the Hotel Ukraine on February 20.
Medics embrace in the lobby of the Hotel Ukraine on February 20.
A high-ranking police officer, left, and a representative for the protesters speak with each other near the Cabinet of Ministers in Kiev on February 20.
A high-ranking police officer, left, and a representative for the protesters speak with each other near the Cabinet of Ministers in Kiev on February 20.
Protesters light Molotov cocktails in Kiev on February 20.
Protesters light Molotov cocktails in Kiev on February 20.
Activists reinforce the barricades in Kiev on February 20.
Activists reinforce the barricades in Kiev on February 20.
Protesters clash with police in Independence Square on February 20.
Protesters clash with police in Independence Square on February 20.
Protesters move up an embankment in Kiev on February 20.
Protesters move up an embankment in Kiev on February 20.
An injured demonstrator is carried away from Independence Square on February 20.
An injured demonstrator is carried away from Independence Square on February 20.
A protester shouts during clashes with police on February 20.
A protester shouts during clashes with police on February 20.
Protesters run from a burning barricade in Kiev on February 20.
Protesters run from a burning barricade in Kiev on February 20.
A protester rolls a tire toward burning barricades on February 20.
A protester rolls a tire toward burning barricades on February 20.
Protesters advance to new positions in Kiev on February 20.
Protesters advance to new positions in Kiev on February 20.
Fireworks explode over protesters near Independence Square on February 20.
Fireworks explode over protesters near Independence Square on February 20.
A protester holds a crucifix as he prays in Independence Square on February 20.
A protester holds a crucifix as he prays in Independence Square on February 20.
Fireworks explode over protesters in Independence Square on Wednesday, February 19.
Fireworks explode over protesters in Independence Square on Wednesday, February 19.
A protester throws a Molotov cocktail in Kiev on February 19.
A protester throws a Molotov cocktail in Kiev on February 19.
Protesters clash with police in Independence Square on February 19.
Protesters clash with police in Independence Square on February 19.
Protesters use a compressed air cannon to launch a Molotov cocktail toward police lines in Independence Square on February 19.
Protesters use a compressed air cannon to launch a Molotov cocktail toward police lines in Independence Square on February 19.
A protester hurls a Molotov cocktail toward police on February 19.
A protester hurls a Molotov cocktail toward police on February 19.
Police take cover behind shields as fireworks go off in Kiev on February 19.
Police take cover behind shields as fireworks go off in Kiev on February 19.
Protesters prepare a barricade in Independence Square on February 19.
Protesters prepare a barricade in Independence Square on February 19.
Police form a barrier in Independence Square on February 19.
Police form a barrier in Independence Square on February 19.
Protesters throw rocks at riot police in Independence Square on February 19.
Protesters throw rocks at riot police in Independence Square on February 19.
Independence Square smolders during protests on February 19.
Independence Square smolders during protests on February 19.
A protester throws a cobblestone at riot police during clashes in Independence Square on February 19.
A protester throws a cobblestone at riot police during clashes in Independence Square on February 19.
Riot police officers rest against a column in Independence Square on February 19.
Riot police officers rest against a column in Independence Square on February 19.
An injured protester is moved out during clashes with riot police in Kiev on February 19.
An injured protester is moved out during clashes with riot police in Kiev on February 19.
A protester uses a slingshot to throw a rock at riot police February 19 in Kiev.
A protester uses a slingshot to throw a rock at riot police February 19 in Kiev.
Protesters put on gas masks near the perimeter of Independence Square on February 19.
Protesters put on gas masks near the perimeter of Independence Square on February 19.
Protesters protect themselves with shields as they clash with police in Kiev on February 19.
Protesters protect themselves with shields as they clash with police in Kiev on February 19.
Protesters sleep on the floor inside a Kiev monastery on February 19.
Protesters sleep on the floor inside a Kiev monastery on February 19.
A protester rushes through a broken door in the regional prosecutor's office in Lviv, Ukraine, on February 19. Police said the unrest has spread to western Ukraine, with protesters attacking police and local government offices in a number of regions.
A protester rushes through a broken door in the regional prosecutor's office in Lviv, Ukraine, on February 19. Police said the unrest has spread to western Ukraine, with protesters attacking police and local government offices in a number of regions.
Protesters in Lviv burn papers from a government building on February 19.
Protesters in Lviv burn papers from a government building on February 19.
A protester aims a weapon in Kiev on Tuesday, February 18.
A protester aims a weapon in Kiev on Tuesday, February 18.
A protester runs during clashes with police in Kiev on February 18.
A protester runs during clashes with police in Kiev on February 18.
Violence between police and protesters escalates February 18 in Kiev.
Violence between police and protesters escalates February 18 in Kiev.
Protesters burn a car in central Kiev on February 18.
Protesters burn a car in central Kiev on February 18.
A protester stands atop a barricade in Kiev on February 18.
A protester stands atop a barricade in Kiev on February 18.
Protesters clash with riot police outside Ukraine's parliament in Kiev on February 18.
Protesters clash with riot police outside Ukraine's parliament in Kiev on February 18.
A rainbow forms over a protester ducking for cover in Kiev on February 18.
A rainbow forms over a protester ducking for cover in Kiev on February 18.
Riot police protect themselves during clashes in Kiev on February 18.
Riot police protect themselves during clashes in Kiev on February 18.
A protester is engulfed in flames while running from the clashes in Kiev on February 18.
A protester is engulfed in flames while running from the clashes in Kiev on February 18.
Riot police detain a protester in Kiev on February 18.
Riot police detain a protester in Kiev on February 18.
Protesters invade the main office of the ruling Party of Regions in Kiev on February 18.
Protesters invade the main office of the ruling Party of Regions in Kiev on February 18.
Riot police shield themselves during clashes with protesters on February 18.
Riot police shield themselves during clashes with protesters on February 18.
Protesters throw stones toward riot police in Kiev on February 18.
Protesters throw stones toward riot police in Kiev on February 18.
Unrest in Ukraine
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The series of concessions started Friday with Parliament overwhelmingly approving the return of the nation's 2004 constitution. Reinstating it gives the President less power -- a key demand of protesters who'd taken over Kiev City Hall for weeks -- and paves the way for lawmakers to appoint key ministers.
A few days before the vote, the opposition had sought to introduce amendments in parliament that would have limited the President's powers, but the speaker of Parliament refused to allow it. Bloody clashes followed.
With the old constitution now getting the green light, will protesters who'd taken to the streets for weeks feel that their goals have been met?
The ex-prime minister is free. Will she become the opposition leader?
Just like everything else in Ukraine, there are no clear answers.
Former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was freed after 2½ years in prison and returned to the capital Saturday.
And she had strong words for the President.
"Today, Ukraine has finished with this terrible dictator," Tymoshenko told a cheering crowd at Kiev's Independence Square, the scene of deadly demonstrations.
She served as prime minister from 2007 until she was forced out of office in 2010 after losing the election to Yanukovych.
A year later, she was sentenced to seven years in prison after being convicted of abuse of authority over a natural gas deal negotiated with Russia.
The West considers her case politically motivated and has called her "a political prisoner."
She is considered a hero of a 2004 revolution that forced the results of a presidential election won by Yanukovych to be thrown out.
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The Parliament's voted to oust the President and hold new elections on May 25. It also appointed Oleksandr Turchinov, the speaker, to take on Yanukovych's duties until then.
Lawmakers also fired several ministers, including the foreign and education chiefs.
Yanukovych, however, insists that he's still in power, and the opposition coalition is a chaotic mix of voices, each working to assert dominance.
Former world champion boxer Vitali Klitschko has been the most well-known opposition figure during the crisis. He heads the Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reforms party. But the opposition bloc goes well beyond Klitschko and his party.
Then there's Arseniy Yatsenyuk, another opposition figure and former foreign minister.
Last month, the President offered a package of concessions under which Yatsenyuk would have become the prime minister and Klitschko deputy prime minister on humanitarian issues. The opposition refused.
The President's missing. Where is he?
Last we heard, Yanukovych was in Kharkiv, a pro-Russian stronghold near Ukraine's border with that nation.
He tried to leave the country by plane but was turned away, authorities said.
The country's acting interior minister said Sunday that government officials in Kiev don't know the whereabouts of Yanukovych and two of his top ministers.
On Saturday, the President and his entourage attempted to board a charter flight without proper documentation in the eastern city of Donetsk, according to the head of Ukraine's Border Guard Service, Sergei Astakov.
He was on the tarmac when he was turned back by security forces, Astakov said.
But the President took to television airwaves, saying he's still the legitimate leader. He said he was forced to leave Kiev because of "vandalism, crime and a coup."
"I don't plan to leave the country. I don't plan to resign. I am the legitimate President," he said from Kharkiv.
How will Russia respond?
Close ally Russia has been busy hosting the Winter Olympics, which end Sunday.
But it's closely linked to the crisis, which started in November, when Yanukovych scrapped a European Union trade deal and turned toward Russia.
Russia offered to lend money to Ukraine in a deal worth billions of dollars and lower its gas prices.
The deal sent protesters to the streets as Russia pressured Yanukovych to crack down on demonstrators.
On Saturday, Russia's ambassador to the United Nations, Vitaly Churkin, condemned what he called Western attempts to influence the outcome of the tumult in Ukraine.
"Either they don't understand the consequences of what they're doing, or they're engaged in a very provocative game of destabilizing Ukraine and therefore Eastern Europe," Churkin said in a post on his official Twitter account.
Churkin has accused the opposition of wanting to take power by force.
"If those so-called democratic opposition leaders come to power on the shoulders of thugs, that will not produce democracy in Ukraine," he said.
CNN's Victoria Butenko, Phil Black and Ingrid Formanek reported from Kiev, and Faith Karimi reported and wrote from Atlanta.
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