![Kiev snipers hired by Maidan leaders – leaked EU’s Ashton phone tape Kiev snipers hired by Maidan leaders – leaked EU’s Ashton phone tape](https://mtic.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/42.si_-310x168.jpg)
The snipers who shot at protesters and police in Kiev were allegedly hired by Maidan leaders, according to a leaked phone conversation between the EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton and Estonian foreign affairs minister, which has emerged online.