Ukrainian President Yanukovych has
said he has no intention of quitting and has described events in the capital
Kiev events as a "coup", reported BBC.
The opposition is
effectively in control of the city and parliament.
Protesters have walked
unchallenged into the president's official and residential buildings.
A deal was reached
between Mr Yanukovych and opposition leaders on Friday, but many protesters
continue to demand his resignation.
In a pre recorded
interview aired on a Ukrainian station shortly after 16:00 local time (14:00
GMT), Mr Yanukovych said he needed to "protect the people" and that
he would "spare no effort to end the bloodshed".
He said was the
legitimately elected president, and that he would not leave Ukraine and would
not resign.
He described the events
in Kiev as "vandalism, banditry and a coup".
