A counter-rally in support of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych massed in Kiev on Saturday, a short distance from pro-EU opposition protesters set up behind barricades in the capital.

Police spokeswoman Olga Bilyk put the number of pro-Yanukovych demonstators in the city's Europe Square at 60,000.

Prime Minister Mykola Azarov addressed the crowd waving the Ukrainian flag and the flag of Yanukovych's Regions Party.