Demonstration as Ukrainian parliament launches 'historical' land sale reform Demonstrators gather outside parliament as Ukrainian lawmakers back a key bill to create a land market and open up the sale of farmland from 2020, despite a strong lack of public support for the measure. The reform is awaited by investors but critics fear that opening up the land market will lead to a takeover by foreign owners or giant holdings of land which has been available only for rent since the Soviet period. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES