(CNN) -- Ukrainians angry at their government's last-minute decision to suspend talks with the EU clashed for a second day with police in the capital Kiev on Monday.
A day earlier, tens of thousands of protesters tried to break through a cordon around government buildings.
On both occasions, police responded with batons and tear gas to disperse them.
At the heart of the protests is Ukraine's about-turn after a year of insisting that it was intent on signing a historic political and trade agreement with the European Union,
On Thursday, however, the government decided to suspend talks with the EU.Impose personal sanctions on President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych and Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine members