Two developments in Ukraine:

President meeting with opposition leaders

7:40 p.m. President Viktor Yanukovych, his working group for settling political crises and leaders of opposition factions have started a new round of talks, according to the presidential press-service. Presidential deputy chief of staff Andriy Portnov, Justice Minister Olena Lukash, leader of the UDAR parliamentary faction Vitali Klitschko, leader of the Batkivschyna party faction Arseniy Yatseniuk and leader of the Svoboda faction Oleh Tiahnybok are taking part in the meeting which is held in Presidential Administration. — Anastasia Forina

AutoMaidan leader still missing

7:25 p.m., Jan. 27 — Dmytro Bulatov, the AutoMaidan leader who went missing last week, is still missing. AutoMaidan is an offshoot of the EuroMaidan movment. As the leader, Bulatov organized automobile caravans that irritated top public officials with pickets outside their luxury homes. A reward of $100,000 has been offered for information leading to Bulatov’s whereabouts. — Mark Rachkevych

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