A man speaks on the phone at the top of a construction of an artificial Christmas tree, with Maidan Nezalezhnosti or Independence Square crowded by supporters of EU integration seen in the background, during a rally in central Kiev, December 8, 2013. Pro-Europe protesters flocked to Kiev's Independence Square on Sunday for a rally that organisers were hoping would swell to 1 million people, piling pressure on Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich to turn back from seeking closer ties to Russia. [Photo/Agencies]