In Ukraine, a short-lived truce between the government and opposition protesters has broken down amid the bloodiest period in the months-long uprising. At least 21 people have died today alone in clashes between protesters and security forces. President Obama addressed the crisis on Wednesday.

President Obama: “I want to be very clear that as we work through these next several days in Ukraine, that we are going to be watching very carefully, and we expect the Ukrainian government to show restraint, to not resort to violence in dealing with peaceful protesters. We’ve said that we also expect peaceful protesters to remain peaceful, and we’ll be monitoring very carefully the situation, recognizing that, along with our European partners and the international community, there will be consequences if people step over the line.”

We’ll have more on the crisis in Ukraine after headlines.