A look at Ukraine's mass media provides interesting insight into the ongoing political standoff in Ukraine. Because the country finally has a relatively free media, the behavior of the various political actors is reasonably visible. Their actions toward media, in turn, reveal the divergence in political values which are at the heart of the crisis.

The chairman of Ukraine's Constitutional Court, Ivan Dombrovskyy, has resigned amid deliberations about the country's political standoff. According to a statement posted on the Constitutional Court's website, the court's deputy chairman, Valeriy Pshenychnyy, will assume Dombrovskyy's duties.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych has announced that he has agreed with President Victor Yushchenko to hold early elections in order to overcome the current political standoff in Ukraine.

Ukraine's parliament today asked the international community to send observers and mediators to help in its standoff with President Viktor Yushchenko.

President Viktor Yushchenko is due to meet with Ukraine's National Security Council in an emergency session today as the political standoff over his decision to dissolve parliament and call early elections continues.